Wednesday, 29 October 2003 - 2:40 PM
0970

This presentation is part of : Symposium: Insect Symbiosis

Evolutionary consequences of the interactions between parthenogenesis inducing Wolbachia and their hosts

Richard Stouthamer, Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside, Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside, CA

An overview will be given of the research done of Wolbachia causing thelytoky in Hymenoptera. The thelytoky induction by Wolbachia appears to be a common cause of unisexual reproduction in Hymenoptera, although other bacteria are now known to cause similar effects. The dynamics and consequences of such infections will be described.

Species 1: Hymenoptera Trichogrammatidae
Keywords: thelytoky, sex ratio

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