Naturally-occurring Wolbachia infection in Drosophila simulans that does not cause cytoplasmic incompatibility

Heredity

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-8

  Hoffmann, Ary A ^a   Clancy, David ^a   Duncan, Jacinta ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cytoplasmic incompatibility; Drosophila simulans; Host parasite evolution; Maternal effects

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; DROSOPHILA SIMULANS; RICKETTSIACEAE; WOLBACHIA;

EID: 0030039996     PISSN: 0018067X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/hdy.1996.1     Document Type: Article

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