The gonads of Zyginidia pullula males feminized by Wolbachia pipientis

Bulletin of Insectology

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 213-214

  Negri, Ilaria ^a   Franchini, Antonella ^b   Mandrioli, Mauro ^b   Mazzoglio, Peter John ^a   Alma, Alberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b Department of Animal Biology ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Feminization; Gonads; Hemiptera; Wolbachia pipientis; Zyginidia pullula

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPODA; CICADELLIDAE; HEMIPTERA; PROTEOBACTERIA; RICKETTSIALES; WOLBACHIA PIPIENTIS;

EID: 70349254978     PISSN: 17218861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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