Bacterial infections of hemocytes associated with the maternally inherited male-killing trait in British populations of the two spot ladybird, Adalia bipunctata

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 286-292

  Hurst, Gregory D D ^a   Walker, Linda E ^a   Majerus, Michael E N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adalia bipunctata; Male killing; Rickettsia; Symbiont

Indexed keywords

ADALIA BIPUNCTATA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); RICKETTSIA;

EID: 0000010434     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jipa.1996.0098     Document Type: Article

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