Direct evidence for increased disease resistance in polyandrous broods exists only in eusocial Hymenoptera

BACKGROUND: The ‘genetic diversity’ hypothesis posits that polyandry evolved as a mechanism to increase genetic diversity within broods. One extension of this hypothesis is the ‘genetic diversity for disease resistance’ hypothesis (GDDRH). Originally designed for eusocial Hymenoptera, GDDRH states t...

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Autores principales: Soper, D. M., Ekroth, A. K. E., Martins, M. J. F.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
Materias:
Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8527725/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34670487
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12862-021-01925-3

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8527725/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34670487
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12862-021-01925-3

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