Influential Passengers

Inherited Microorganisms and Arthropod Reproduction

Scott L. O'Neill, Ary A. Hoffmann, John H. Werren (Herausgeber)

Buch | Softcover

226 Seiten

1997
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-850173-2 (ISBN)

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The ways in which bacteria can manipulate reproduction of their invertebrate hosts for their own benefit is increasingly attracting attention among scientists. Written by leading experts, this is the first book to assemble background information on the topic in a comprehensive way, as well as presenting the most recent and exciting advances in the field.

The evolution of heritable symbionts ; Cytoplasmic incompatability in insects ; Inherited microorganisms and sex determination of arthropod hosts ; Wolbachia induced parthenogenesis ; Cytoplasmic sex ratio distorters ; The potential application of inherited symbiont systems to pest control

Erscheint lt. Verlag	9.10.1997
Zusatzinfo	halftones, line figures, tables
Verlagsort	Oxford
Sprache	englisch
Maße	157 x 234 mm
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Evolution
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Mikrobiologie / Immunologie
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Zoologie
ISBN-10	0-19-850173-0 / 0198501730
ISBN-13	978-0-19-850173-2 / 9780198501732
Zustand	Neuware