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Variation in life history traits and transcriptome associated with adaptation to diet shifts in the ladybird Cryptolaemus montrouzieri

BACKGROUND: Despite the broad diet range of many predatory ladybirds, the mechanisms involved in their adaptation to diet shifts are not completely understood. Here, we explored how a primarily coccidophagous ladybird Cryptolaemus montrouzieri adapts to feeding on aphids. RESULTS: Based on the lower...

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Autores principales: Li, Hao-Sen, Pan, Chang, De Clercq, Patrick, Ślipiński, Adam, Pang, Hong
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4827204/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27067125
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12864-016-2611-8