Baltorussus total makeover: rejuvenation and sex change in an ancient parasitoid wasp lineage.

The Orussidae is a small and rare but phylogenetically important family of parasitoid wasps. The fossil record of the family is also very poor. Baltorussus velteni was described from Baltic amber from an allegedly female specimen. This and another recently discovered specimen are examined with micro...

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Main Authors: Lars Vilhelmsen, Dominique Zimmermann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4041779?pdf=render