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Cascading host-associated genetic differentiation in parasitoids of phytophagous insects.
Proceedings. Biological sciences - 7 Mar 2006
Stireman John O, Nason John D, Heard Stephen B, Seehawer Julie M
Abstract excerpt
The extraordinary diversity of phytophagous insects may be attributable to their narrow specialization as parasites of plants, with selective tradeoffs associated with alternate host plants driving genetic divergence of host-associated forms via ecological speciation. Most phytophagous insects in turn are attacked by parasitoid insects, which are similarly specialized and may also undergo host-associated...
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