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Intraspecific specialization of the generalist parasitoid Cotesia sesamiae revealed by polyDNAvirus polymorphism and associated with different Wolbachia infection.
Molecular ecology - 1 Mar 2011
Branca Antoine, LE Ru Bruno Pierre, Vavre Fabrice, Silvain Jean-François, Dupas Stéphane
Abstract excerpt
As a result of an intense host-parasite evolutionary arms race, parasitic wasps frequently display high levels of specialization on very few host species. For instance, in braconid wasps very few generalist species have been described. However, within this family, Cotesia sesamiae is a generalist species that is widespread in sub-Saharan Africa and develops on several lepidopteran hosts. In this study, we tested...
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