Wolbachia infection and mating behaviour in the solitary sheet web spider, Pityohyphantes phrygianus
Scandinavian populations of Pityohyphantes phrygianus have been observed to maintain a female biased sex ratio and exhibit a high infection prevalence of the maternally inherited bacteriumWolbachia. Previous research has suggested a role for female control in offspring sex ratio and that the directi...
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University of Nottingham
2012
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.587830 |