Cytoplasmic male killing elements in adalia bipunctata (Linnaeus) (coleoptera: Coccinellidae)

Heredity

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 1992, Pages 84-91

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

^a Department of Genetics ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adalia bipunctata; Cytoplasmic bacteria; Dilution effect; Female biased sex ratio; Kin selection; Male killing

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; COLEOPTERA; MALE KILLING; SEX RATIO;

ADALIA BIPUNCTATA; COCCINELLIDAE;

EID: 0027045735     PISSN: 0018067X     EISSN: 13652540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/hdy.1992.97     Document Type: Article

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