Rapid Sequential Spread of Two Wolbachia Variants in Drosophila simulans

The maternally inherited intracellular bacteria Wolbachia can manipulate host reproduction in various ways that foster frequency increases within and among host populations. Manipulations involving cytoplasmic incompatibility (CI), where matings between infected males and uninfected females produce...

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Main Authors: Kriesner, Peter, Hoffmann, Ary A., Lee, Siu F., Turelli, Michael, Weeks, Andrew R.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3771877/