Outbreeding effects in an inbreeding insect, Cimex lectularius

In some species, populations with few founding individuals can be resilient to extreme inbreeding. Inbreeding seems to be the norm in the common bed bug, Cimex lectularius, a flightless insect that, nevertheless, can reach large deme sizes and persist successfully. However, bed bugs can also be disp...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Fountain, Toby, Butlin, Roger K, Reinhardt, Klaus, Otti, Oliver
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: BlackWell Publishing Ltd 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4314272/