Which way to manipulate host reproduction? Wolbachia that cause cytoplasmic incompatibility are easily invaded by sex ratio-distorting mutants

American Naturalist

Volumn 160, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 360-373

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

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cytoplasmic incompatibility; Parthenogenesis; Sex ratio distortion; Speciation; Wolbachia

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; INCOMPATIBILITY; MUTATION; SEX RATIO; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY);

WOLBACHIA;

EID: 0036730791     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/341524     Document Type: Article

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