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The for gene as one of the drivers of foraging variations in a parasitic wasp.
Molecular ecology - 1 Apr 2023
Gallot Aurore, Desouhant Emmanuel, Lhuillier Vincent, Lepetit David, El Filali Adil, Mouton Laurence, Vieira-Heddi Cristina, Amat Isabelle
Abstract excerpt
Foraging behaviours encompass strategies to locate resources and to exploit them. In many taxa, these behaviours are driven by a major gene called for, but the mechanisms of gene regulation vary between species. In the parasitoid wasp Venturia canescens, sexual and asexual populations coexist in sympatry but differ in life-history traits, physiology and behaviours, which could impact their foraging strategies....
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