The spread of incompatibility-inducing parasites in sub-divided host populations

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Maternally transmitted symbionts have evolved a variety of ways to promote their spread through host populations. One strategy is to hamper the reproduction of uninfected females by a mechanism called cytoplasmic incompatibility (CI)...

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Main Authors: Lehmann Laurent, Reuter Max, Guillaume Frédéric
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-05-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/8/134