No evidence for Wolbachia-induced parthenogenesis in the social Hymenoptera

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 277-280

  Wenseleers, T ^a   Billen, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Arrhenotoky; Hymenoptera; Social insects; Thelytoky; Wolbachia; Worker reproduction

Indexed keywords

ANT; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BEE; HETEROZYGOSITY; PARTHENOGENESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEX DETERMINATION; THELYTOKY;

EVOLUTION; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; PARTHENOGENESIS; SEX ALLOCATION; SOCIAL INSECT;

HYMENOPTERA; WOLBACHIA;

EID: 0034003788     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1420-9101.2000.00168.x     Document Type: Article

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