A Nightmare for Males? A Maternally Transmitted Male-Killing Bacterium and Strong Female Bias in a G...
A Nightmare for Males? A Maternally Transmitted Male-Killing Bacterium and Strong Female Bias in a Green Lacewing Population
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United States: Public Library of Science
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For maternally transmitted microbes, a female-biased host sex ratio is of reproductive advantage. Here we found a strong female bias in a field population of the green lacewing, Mallada desjardinsi (Insecta; Neuroptera). This bias was attributed to the predominance of individuals harboring a maternally inherited male-killing bacterium that was phyl...
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A Nightmare for Males? A Maternally Transmitted Male-Killing Bacterium and Strong Female Bias in a Green Lacewing Population
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TN_cdi_plos_journals_1797237746
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_1797237746
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1932-6203
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1932-6203
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10.1371/journal.pone.0155794
