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Bacterial symbionts in insects or the story of communities affecting communities.
Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences - 12 May 2011
Ferrari Julia, Vavre Fabrice
Abstract excerpt
Bacterial symbionts are widespread in insects and other animals. Most of them are predominantly vertically transmitted, along with their hosts' genes, and thus extend the heritable genetic variation present in one species. These passengers have a variety of repercussions on the host's phenotypes: besides the cost imposed on the host for maintaining the symbiont population, they can provide fitness advantages to...
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