Monitoring long-term evolutionary changes following Wolbachia introduction into a novel host: The Wolbachia popcorn infection in Drosophila simulans

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 277, Issue 1690, 2010, Pages 2059-2068

  Carrington, Lauren B ^a,b   Hoffmann, Ary A ^a   Weeks, Andrew R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Drosophila simulons; Evolution; Host genetic background; Longevity; Popcorn; Wolbachia

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DISEASE; BIOCONTROL AGENT; DENGUE FEVER; DISEASE SPREAD; FLY; GENOME; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; INTROGRESSION; INVASIVE SPECIES; LONGEVITY; PEST CONTROL; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 77955352873     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2010.0166     Document Type: Article

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