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Discovery and identification of a male-killing agent in the Japanese ladybird Propylea japonica (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)

BACKGROUND: Endosymbionts that manipulate the reproduction of their hosts have been reported widely in invertebrates. One such group of endosymbionts is the male-killers. To date all male-killers reported are bacterial in nature, but comprise a diverse group. Ladybirds have been described as a model...

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Autores principales: Majerus, Tamsin MO, Majerus, Michael EN
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2833154/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20149223
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2148-10-37