Wolbachia infection reduces sperm competitive ability in an insect

The maternally inherited bacterium Wolbachia pipientis imposes significant fitness costs on its hosts. One such cost is decreased sperm production resulting in reduced fertility of male Drosophila simulans infected with cytoplasmic incompatibility (CI) inducing Wolbachia. We tested the hypothesis th...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Proceedings of the Royal Society. B, Biological sciences Biological sciences, 2006-06, Vol.273 (1593), p.1455-1458
Hauptverfasser:	Champion de Crespigny, Fleur E, Wedell, Nina
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Drosophila Drosophila - microbiology Drosophila - physiology Drosophila simulans Evolution Female animals Fertility Infections Male Male animals Mating behavior Phenotypes Sexual Selection Sperm Competition Spermatozoa Spermatozoa - microbiology Spermatozoa - physiology Wolbachia Wolbachia - physiology Wolbachia pipientis
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