CHARACTERIZING THE MATERNALLY INHERITED ENDOSYMBIONTS OF SOLITARY BEES
Solitary bees are important pollinators of crops, with species in the family Megachilidae (mason bees) being used for orchard pollination. Commercial movement of these bees also moves their microbiota, including bacterial endosymbionts capable of reproductive manipulation. To test for presence of th...
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UKnowledge
2014
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| Online Access: | http://uknowledge.uky.edu/entomology_etds/10 http://uknowledge.uky.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1010&context=entomology_etds |