Evidence of indirect symbiont conferred protection against the predatory lady beetle Harmonia axyridis in the pea aphid

Evidence of indirect symbiont conferred protection against the predatory lady beetle Harmonia axyridis in the pea aphid

Abstract Background Defensive symbionts can provide significant fitness advantages to their hosts. Facultative symbionts can protect several species of aphid from fungal pathogens, heat shock, and parasitism by parasitoid wasps. Previous work found that two of these facultative symbionts can also in...

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Main Authors: Jennifer L. Kovacs, Candice Wolf, Dené Voisin, Seth Wolf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-07-01
Series:BMC Ecology
Subjects:
Protective symbiosis
Facultative symbionts
Indirect fitness effects
Predation
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12898-017-0136-x

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