Diversity and distribution of Wolbachia in relation to geography, host plant affiliation and life cycle of a heterogonic gall wasp

Diversity and distribution of Wolbachia in relation to geography, host plant affiliation and life cycle of a heterogonic gall wasp

Abstract Background The maternally inherited endosymbiont Wolbachia is widespread in arthropods and nematodes and can play an important role in the ecology and evolution of its host through reproductive manipulation. Here, we survey Wolbachia in Belonocnema treatae, a widely distributed North Americ...

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Main Authors: Hannes Schuler, Scott P. Egan, Glen R. Hood, Robert W. Busbee, Amanda L. Driscoe, James R. Ott
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-03-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Subjects:
Cynipidae
Endosymbiont
Horizontal transmission
Speciation
wsp
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12862-018-1151-z

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