Male-killing bacteria in insects: Mechanisms, incidence, and implications

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 329-336

  Hurst, Gregory D D ^a   Jiggins, Francis M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPOD; EVOLUTION; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; INSECT CONTROL; PHYLOGENY; REVIEW; RICKETTSIA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYMBIOSIS; ZOOLOGY;

EID: 0033869879     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid0604.000402     Document Type: Review

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