Influential Passengers: Inherited Microorganisms and Arthropod Reproduction - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0198577869 ISBN 13: 9780198577867

Verlag: Oxford University Press, 1998

Inhaltsangabe

Interest in the way in which symbiotic bacteria can manipulate reproduction in their invertebrate hosts has risen rapidly in recent years. Discoveries have ranged from bacteria that can determine the likelyhood of their fruitfly hosts finding a partner to mate with to bacteria infecting woodlice that can cause sex changes in woodlice offspring. This unique book is the first comprehensive and systematic review of the 'reproductive parasites'. Written by leading experts in the field, it explores not only the intriguing theoretical questions raised by the relationships between symbiotic bacteria and their hosts, but also discusses a number of exciting practical applications, such as potential for controlling the reproduction of disease transmitting insects. Chapters on sex reversal, sex-ratio distortion, and evolution are also included. This timely and up-to-date volume will be important reading for researchers and students in the fields of entomology, evolution, ecology, genetics, and microbiology.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1998
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0198577869
• ISBN 13: 9780198577867
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 214
• Herausgeber: O'Neill Scott L., Hoffmann Ary A., Werren John H.
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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