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Evolution of male-killer suppression in a natural population.
PLoS biology - 1 Sept 2006
Hornett Emily A, Charlat Sylvain, Duplouy Anne M R, Davies Neil, Roderick George K, Wedell Nina, Hurst Gregory D D
Abstract excerpt
Male-killing bacteria are widespread in arthropods, and can profoundly alter the reproductive biology of their host species. Here we detail the first case of complete suppression of a male killer. The nymphalid butterfly Hypolimnas bolina is infected with a strain of the bacterium Wolbachia, wBol1, which kills male host embryos in Polynesian populations, but does not do so in many areas of Southeast Asia, where...
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