Loss of cytoplasmic incompatibility and minimal fecundity effects explain relatively low Wolbachia frequencies in Drosophila mauritiana
M. K. Meany, W. R. Conner, S. V. Richter, J. A. Bailey, M. Turelli, B. S. Cooper
The paper investigates Wolbachia variant wMau in Drosophila mauritiana, finding no cytoplasmic incompatibility or significant fecundity benefits, explaining its low infection frequencies.
bioRxiv · Mar 28, 2019Evolutionary Biology