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Pervasive Effects of Wolbachia on Host Temperature Preference.
mBio - 6 Oct 2020
Hague Michael T J, Caldwell Chelsey N, Cooper Brandon S
Abstract excerpt
Heritable symbionts can modify a range of ecologically important host traits, including behavior. About half of all insect species are infected with maternally transmitted Wolbachia, a bacterial endosymbiont known to alter host reproduction, nutrient acquisition, and virus susceptibility. Here, we broadly test the hypothesis that Wolbachia modifies host behavior by assessing the effects of eight different...
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