Specialisation of bacterial endosymbionts that protect aphids from parasitoids

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 736-739

  Asplen, Mark K ^a   Bano, Nasreen ^b   Brady, Cristina M ^c   Desneux, Nicolas ^d   Hopper, Keith R ^e   Malouines, Clara ^d   Oliver, Kerry M ^b   White, Jennifer A ^c   Heimpel, George E ^f  

^a METROPOLITAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^d CEMAGREF   (France)

^e U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aphidius; Aphis craccivora; Binodoxys; Defensive symbiont; Hamiltonella defensa; Lysiphlebus

Indexed keywords

APHIDIDAE; APHIDIUS; APHIS CRACCIVORA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BINODOXYS; CANDIDATUS HAMILTONELLA DEFENSA; LYSIPHLEBUS;

EID: 84912136047     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: 13652311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/een.12153     Document Type: Article

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