Evolutionary Conflicts: Rapid Suppression of a Male-Killer

Current Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 19, 2007, Pages

  Martin, Oliver Y ^a   Gage, Matthew J G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BUTTERFLY; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GENDER AND SEX; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SHORT SURVEY; WOLBACHIA;

ANIMALS; BUTTERFLIES; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; MALE; SEX DETERMINATION (GENETICS); WOLBACHIA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 34848858709     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2007.07.049     Document Type: Short Survey

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