Conditional Reduction of Predation Risk Associated with a Facultative Symbiont in an Insect.

Symbionts are widespread among eukaryotes and their impacts on the ecology and evolution of their hosts are meaningful. Most insects harbour obligate and facultative symbiotic bacteria that can influence their phenotype. In the pea aphid Acyrthosiphon pisum, an astounding symbiotic-mediated phenotyp...

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Main Authors: Sarah Polin, Jean-François Le Gallic, Jean-Christophe Simon, Tsutomu Tsuchida, Yannick Outreman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4664394?pdf=render