Sex determination meltdown upon biological control introduction of the parasitoid Cotesia rubecula?

Natural enemies may go through genetic bottlenecks during the process of biological control introductions. Such bottlenecks are expected to be particularly detrimental in parasitoid Hymenoptera that exhibit complementary sex determination (CSD). CSD is associated with a severe form of inbreeding dep...

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Main Authors: Boer, Jetske G, Kuijper, Bram, Heimpel, George E, Beukeboom, Leo W
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3407863/