Editorial: Nasonia: A jewel among wasps

Heredity

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 235-236

  Godfray, H C J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NASONIA;

ANIMAL; EDITORIAL; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOME; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; WASP;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; GENOME, INSECT; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; MALE; WASPS;

EID: 77149167576     PISSN: 0018067X     EISSN: 13652540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/hdy.2010.3     Document Type: Editorial

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