Why do maternally inherited microorganisms kill males?

Heredity

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 1993, Pages 81-95

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

^a Department of Genetics ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cytoplasmic microorganisms; Horizontal transmission; Inbreeding avoidance; Male killing; Maternal inheritance; Resource redistribution

Indexed keywords

INBREEDING AVOIDANCE; INSECT; MALE KILLING; MICROORGANISM;

EID: 0027799543     PISSN: 0018067X     EISSN: 13652540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/hdy.1993.110     Document Type: Article

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