Influential passengers : inherited microorganisms and arthropod reproduction /
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| Imprint: | Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1997. |
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| Description: | xi, 214 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Subject: | Arthropoda -- Microbiology. Arthropoda -- Reproduction. Endosymbiosis. Arthropoda -- Reproduction. Endosymbiosis. |
| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2932919 |
Table of Contents:
- 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
