Symbiontâmediated chemical defense in the invasive ladybird Harmonia axyridis
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.4840
Abstract: The volatile alkylpyrazines methyl- and methoxypyrazines (MPs) present in the reflex bleeds of coccinellid beetles such as the harlequin ladybird beetle Harmonia axyridis are important semiochemicals that function in antipredatory defense behavior. Pyrazines have also… read more here.
Keywords: harmonia axyridis; defense; symbiont mediated; mediated chemical ... See more keywords
Symbiont-mediated immune priming in animals through an evolutionary lens.
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DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.001181
Abstract: Protective symbionts can defend hosts from parasites through several mechanisms, from direct interference to modulating host immunity, with subsequent effects on host and parasite fitness. While research on symbiont-mediated immune priming (SMIP) has focused on… read more here.
Keywords: immune priming; priming animals; symbiont mediated; animals evolutionary ... See more keywords
Symbiont-mediated cytoplasmic incompatibility: What have we learned in 50 years?
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DOI: 10.7554/elife.61989
Abstract: Cytoplasmic incompatibility (CI) is the most common symbiont-induced reproductive manipulation. Specifically, symbiont-induced sperm modifications cause catastrophic mitotic defects in the fertilized embryo and ensuing lethality in crosses between symbiotic males and either aposymbiotic females or… read more here.
Keywords: learned years; incompatibility; symbiont mediated; mediated cytoplasmic ... See more keywords