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Why are there so few aphid clones?
Bulletin of entomological research - 1 Oct 2010
Loxdale H D, Massonnet B, Weisser W W
Abstract excerpt
In Europe, aphids contribute significantly to the so-called 'aerial plankton' during the spring to autumn months (growing season), although individual flight behaviour has been found, especially from molecular ecological studies, to be species-specific in terms of migratory range (ambit). Many of these species individuals may be assumed to be clonal in origin, that is, derived from a single asexual foundress. We...
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