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Sex-ratio-distorting Wolbachia causes sex-role reversal in its butterfly host.

Sex-role-reversed mating systems in which females compete for males and males may be choosy are usually associated with males investing more than females in offspring. We report that sex-role reversal may also be caused by selfish genetic elements which distort the sex ratio towards females. Some po...

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Main Authors: Jiggins, F M, Hurst, G D, Majerus, M E
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2000
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1690502/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10670955
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