Variable fitness effects of Wolbachia infection in Drosophila melanogaster

2004/08/11 by A J Fry, Adam J. Fry, M R Palmer +3 · 30 citations
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · #Biology #Context (archaeology) #Cytoplasmic incompatibility #Demography #Drosophila (subgenus) #Drosophila melanogaster #Fecundity #Gene #Genetics #Host (biology) #Insect behavior and control techniques #Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences #Insect-Plant Interactions and Control #Melanogaster #Population #Wolbachia #Zoology

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