To what extent do different types of sex ratio distorters interfere?

Evolution

Volumn 58, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 2382-2386

  Engelstädter, Jan ^a   Montenegro, Horácio ^a   Hurst, Gregory D D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diptera; Drosophila; Male killers; Meiotic drive; Selfish genetic element; Wolbachia

Indexed keywords

HOST-SYMBIONT INTERACTION; MALE-KILLING; SELFISH GENE THEORY; SEX RATIO;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DIPTERA; WOLBACHIA;

EID: 7544225124     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0014-3820.2004.tb01612.x     Document Type: Article

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