Fighting back against male-killers

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 167-169

  Jaenike, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUTTERFLY; ENDOSYMBIONT; GENE; GENETIC DRIFT; GENETIC VARIATION; HYBRIDIZATION;

ANIMAL; BUTTERFLY; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; INBREEDING; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEX RATIO; SHORT SURVEY; WOLBACHIA;

ANIMALS; BUTTERFLIES; FEMALE; INBREEDING; MALE; SEX RATIO; VARIATION (GENETICS); WOLBACHIA;

HYPOLIMNAS BOLINA; WOLBACHIA;

EID: 33947256978     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2007.01.008     Document Type: Short Survey

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