Sex ratio distortion in Acraea encedon (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) is caused by a male-killing bacterium

Heredity

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 87-91

  Jiggins, Francis M ^a   Hurst, Gregory D D ^b   Majerus, Michael E N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b Wolfson House ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acraea encedon; Male killing; Meiotic drive; Sex ratio

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL INFECTION; SEX CHROMOSOME; SEX RATIO;

BACTERIUM; BUTTERFLY; SEX RATIO;

ACRAEA ENCEDON; LEPIDOPTERA; NYMPHALIDAE;

EID: 0031926643     PISSN: 0018067X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2540.1998.00357.x     Document Type: Article

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