Does kin recognition and sib-mating avoidance limit the risk of genetic incompatibility in a parasitic wasp?
When some combinations of maternal and paternal alleles have a detrimental effect on offspring fitness, females should be able to choose mates on the basis of their genetic compatibility. In numerous Hymenoptera, the sex of an individual depends of the allelic combination at a specific locus (single...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2010-10-01
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| Series: | PLoS ONE |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2957437?pdf=render |