dc.contributor.author | Klavins, Sharon D. | |
dc.contributor.author | Kellogg, Derek W. | |
dc.contributor.author | Krings, Michael | |
dc.contributor.author | Taylor, Edith L. | |
dc.contributor.author | Taylor, Thomas N. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-02-24T21:08:52Z | |
dc.date.available | 2015-02-24T21:08:52Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2005-01-01 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Klavins, Sharon D. et al. (2005). "Coprolites in a Middle Triassic cycad pollen cone: evidence for insect pollination in early cycads?" Evolutionary Ecology Research, 7(3):479-488. http://www.evolutionary-ecology.com/ | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 1522-0613 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1808/16782 | |
dc.description | This is the publisher's version, also available electronically from http://www.evolutionary-ecology.com/issues/v07n03/kkar1828.pdf. | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | Question: What evidence is there for cycad–insect interactions in the fossil record?
Organism: The pollen cone Delemaya spinulosa Klavins, Taylor, Krings et Taylor.
Locality: Fremouw Formation (Middle Triassic), Fremouw Peak, Central Transantarctic
Mountains, Antarctica.
Methods: We document the presence of pollen-laden coprolites in pollen sacs of a Middle
Triassic cycad.
Conclusions: These coprolites are comparable with fecal pellets of modern arthropods and we suggest that they were produced by beetles. This provides the oldest unequivocal evidence for a cycad–insect interaction and may represent a precursory stage in the establishment of a more complex cycad–pollinator relationship. | en_US |
dc.publisher | Evolutionary Ecology | en_US |
dc.relation.isversionof | http://www.evolutionary-ecology.com/issues/v07n03/kkar1828.pdf | en_US |
dc.subject | coprolites | en_US |
dc.subject | Cycadales | en_US |
dc.subject | insects | en_US |
dc.subject | pollinivory | en_US |
dc.subject | Triassic | en_US |
dc.title | Coprolites in a Middle Triassic cycad pollen cone: evidence for insect pollination in early cycads? | en_US |
dc.type | Article | |
kusw.kuauthor | Klavins, Sharon D. | |
kusw.kuauthor | Kellogg, Derek W. | |
kusw.kuauthor | Taylor, Edith L. | |
kusw.kuauthor | Taylor, Thomas N. | |
kusw.kudepartment | Ecology and Evolutionary Biology | en_US |
kusw.oaversion | Scholarly/refereed, publisher version | |
kusw.oapolicy | This item meets KU Open Access policy criteria. | |
dc.rights.accessrights | openAccess | |