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The endosymbionts Wolbachia and Cardinium and their effects in three populations of the predatory mite Neoseiulus paspalivorus.
Experimental & applied acarology - 1 Oct 2014
Famah Sourassou Nazer, Hanna Rachid, Breeuwer Johannes A J, Negloh Koffi, de Moraes Gilberto J, Sabelis Maurice W
Abstract excerpt
Whereas endosymbiont-induced incompatibility is known to occur in various arthropod taxa, such as spider mites, insects and isopods, it has been rarely reported in plant-inhabiting predatory mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae). Recent cross-breeding studies with the phytoseiid mite Neoseiulus paspalivorus De Leon revealed a complete post-mating reproductive isolation between specimens collected from three geographic...
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