Western flower thrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) preference for thrips-damaged leaves over fresh leaves enables uptake of symbiotic gut bacteria
To understand the evolution of insect gut symbionts it is important to determine how they are passed on to the next generation. We studied this process in Erwinia species bacteria that inhabit the gut of western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae). This is...
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Language: | English |
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Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Science
2006-10-01
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Series: | European Journal of Entomology |
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Online Access: | https://www.eje.cz/artkey/eje-200604-0012_Western_flower_thrips_Thysanoptera_Thripidae_preference_for_thrips-damaged_leaves_over_fresh_leaves_enables.php |