The effect of inbreeding and outcrossing of Tribolium castaneum on resistance to the parasite Nosema whitei

Evolutionary Ecology Research

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 681-696

  Kerstes, N A G ^a   Mathias Wegner, K ^b,c  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^c ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Genetic diversity; Genetic variation; Homozygosity; Host parasite co evolution; Negative frequency dependent selection

Indexed keywords

COLEOPTERA; MICROSPORIDIA; NOSEMA; NOSEMA WHITEI; TRIBOLIUM CASTANEUM;

EID: 84861429985     PISSN: 15220613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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