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The genetic basis of interspecies host preference differences in the model parasitoid Nasonia.
Heredity - 1 Mar 2010
Desjardins C A, Perfectti F, Bartos J D, Enders L S, Werren J H
Abstract excerpt
The genetic basis of host preference has been investigated in only a few species. It is relevant to important questions in evolutionary biology, including sympatric speciation, generalist versus specialist adaptation, and parasite-host co-evolution. Here we show that a major locus strongly influences host preference in Nasonia. Nasonia are parasitic wasps that utilize fly pupae; Nasonia vitripennis is a...
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