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Aphid reproductive investment in response to mortality risks

BACKGROUND: Aphids are striking in their prodigious reproductive capacity and reliance on microbial endosymbionts, which provision their hosts with necessary amino acids and provide protection against parasites and heat stress. Perhaps as a result of this bacterial dependence, aphids have limited im...

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Autores principales: Barribeau, Seth M, Sok, Daniel, Gerardo, Nicole M
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2940815/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20716370
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2148-10-251