Causes of spatial variation in parasite and pathogen pressure in insects
The reproduction of the two-spot ladybird, Adalia bipunctata, is inhibited by a sexually transmitted ectoparasitic mite Coccipolipus hippodamiae that sterilizes female hosts, and a range of heritable microbes that kill male hosts during embryogenesis for instance Spiroplasma. Historical sampling ind...
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University of Liverpool
2015
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.677530 |