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SUBMITTER: Visser B
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8032832 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Visser Bertanne B Alborn Hans T HT Rondeaux Suzon S Haillot Manon M Hance Thierry T Rebar Darren D Riederer Jana M JM Tiso Stefano S van Eldijk Timo J B TJB Weissing Franz J FJ Nieberding Caroline M CM
Scientific reports 20210408 1
Numerous cases of evolutionary trait loss and regain have been reported over the years. Here, we argue that such reverse evolution can also become apparent when trait expression is plastic in response to the environment. We tested this idea for the loss and regain of fat synthesis in parasitic wasps. We first show experimentally that the wasp Leptopilina heterotoma switches lipogenesis on in a fat-poor environment, and completely off in a fat-rich environment. Plasticity suggests that this speci ...[more]