A Wolbachia-associated fitness benefit depends on genetic background in Drosophila simulans

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 273, Issue 1592, 2006, Pages 1415-1420

  Dean, Matthew D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Drosophila simulans; Fitness; Genetic background; Microinjection; Wolbachia

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; FITNESS; FLY; GENETICS; INFECTIVITY; SYMBIONT;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROSOPHILA SIMULANS; FITNESS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOME; MICROINJECTION; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMBIONT; WOLBACHIA; ANIMAL; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; DROSOPHILA; FERTILITY; GENETICS; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIA; DROSOPHILA SIMULANS; HEXAPODA; WOLBACHIA;

ANIMALS; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; DROSOPHILA; FERTILITY; MICROINJECTIONS; WOLBACHIA;

EID: 33746199891     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2005.3453     Document Type: Article

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