Phoresy.
Phoresy.
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DOI:
10.1016/j.cub.2017.03.073
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发表时间:
2017-06-19
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通讯作者:
de Roode J
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作者:
White PS;Morran L;de Roode J
Can phoresy turn into parasitism over time? Yes, they can. Despite the strict definition of phoresy, transportation of phoronts may carry mild costs. Depending on how many phoronts are on the hosts, and the distance that hosts travel with their phoronts, phoresy may have some costs. In addition, once phoretic relationships are established, parasitism can evolve. For example, necromantic nematodes hitch rides on their millipede hosts and consume their host upon its death. While there is no current evidence that they speed up mortality, selection for mortality-inducing nematodes may occur. Phoretic interactions may also become mutualistic. For example, the mite Ensliniella parasitica hitches rides on the wasp Allodynerus delphinalis. Both host and phoront are attacked by a parasitoid wasp, but the mite is able to fight off this wasp, thereby protecting itself and its host. Thus, phoretic interactions are likely to be preludes to the evolution of parasitism and mutualism.