Penetrance of symbiont-mediated parthenogenesis is driven by reproductive rate in a parasitoid wasp

Trichogramma wasps are tiny parasitoids of lepidopteran eggs, used extensively for biological control. They are often infected with the bacterial symbiont Wolbachia, which converts Trichogramma to an asexual mode of reproduction, whereby females develop from unfertilized eggs. However, this Wolbachi...

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Main Authors: Amelia R.I. Lindsey, Richard Stouthamer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2017-06-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/3505.pdf