Wolbachia identified in a new crustacean host: An explanation of the prevalence of asexual reproduction in non-marine ostracods?

Fundamental and Applied Limnology

Volumn 169, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 217-221

  Baltanas A ^a   Zabal Aguirre, M ^a   Pita, M ^a   Lopez Fernandez C ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

16S rDNA; Distorted sex ratios; Non marine ostracods; Parthenogenesis

Indexed keywords

ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION; BACTERIUM; CRUSTACEAN; DNA; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; LIFE HISTORY; NEW RECORD; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ARTHROPODA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CRUSTACEA; HEXAPODA; ISOPODA; OSTRACODA; PROTEOBACTERIA; WOLBACHIA;

EID: 34848881011     PISSN: 18639135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/1863-9135/2007/0169-0217     Document Type: Article

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