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Evolution of Male-Killer Suppression in a Natural Population

Male-killing bacteria are widespread in arthropods, and can profoundly alter the reproductive biology of their host species. Here we detail the first case of complete suppression of a male killer. The nymphalid butterfly Hypolimnas bolina is infected with a strain of the bacterium Wolbachia, wBol1,...

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Autores principales: Hornett, Emily A, Charlat, Sylvain, Duplouy, Anne M. R, Davies, Neil, Roderick, George K, Wedell, Nina, Hurst, Gregory D. D
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2006
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1551922/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16933972
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.0040283