Phenotypic specialization of the pea aphid in its southern limit of distribution.

doi:10.1016/j.cbpa.2023.111388

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Phenotypic specialization of the pea aphid in its southern limit of distribution.

Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Part A, Molecular & integrative physiology - 1 May 2023

Martel Sebastián I, Zamora Cristián A, Behrens Camilo A, Rezende Enrico L, Bozinovic Francisco

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The success of biological invasions ultimately relies on phenotypic traits of the invasive species. Aphids, which include many important pests worldwide, may have been successful invading new environments partly because they can maximize reproductive output by becoming parthenogenetic and losing...

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Animals
Aphids
Pisum sativum
Reproduction
Fertility
Phenotype

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