The making of a pest: the evolution of a fruit-penetrating ovipositor inDrosophila suzukiiand related species
Joel Atallah; Lisa Teixeira; Raul Salazar; George Zaragoza; Artyom Kopp · 2014 · Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
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Abstract (excerpt)
Evolutionary innovation can allow a species access to a new ecological niche, potentially reducing competition with closely related species. While the vast majority of Drosophila flies feed on rotting fruit and other decaying matter, and…
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Metadata source: OpenAlex · DOI 10.1098/rspb.2013.2840