Molecular Evidence of Polyandry in the Citrus Mealybug, Planococcus citri (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae)

The occurrence of polyandry in Planococcus citri , presumed by earlier observations of mating behavior, was confirmed using microsatellite genotyping of pools of over 400 eggs resulting from controlled crosses of one female with two males. The genetic contribution of both mated males was confirmed i...

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Main Authors: Seabra, Sofia G., Brás, Patricia G., Zina, Vera, Borges da Silva, Elsa, Rebelo, Maria Teresa, Figueiredo, Elisabete, Mendel, Zvi, Paulo, Octávio S., Franco, José Carlos
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Public Library of Science 2013
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3700894/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23844173
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0068241
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