Journal article
Cascading effects of defensive endosymbionts
- Abstract:
- Defensive endosymbionts are now understood to be widespread among insects, targeting many different threats, including predators, parasites and disease. The effects on natural enemies can be significant, resulting in dramatic changes in the outcome of interactions between insects and their attackers. Evidence is now emerging from laboratory and field work that defensive symbionts can have important effects on the surrounding insect community, as well as on vulnerable enemy species; for example, by reducing prey available for the trophic level above the enemy. However, there is a need for more experimental work across a greater taxonomic range of species in order to understand the different ways in which defensive symbionts influence insect communities.
- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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(Preview, Accepted manuscript, pdf, 511.8KB, Terms of use)
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- Publisher copy:
- 10.1016/j.cois.2018.10.003
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- Publisher:
- Elsevier
- Journal:
- Current Opinion in Insect Science More from this journal
- Volume:
- 32
- Pages:
- 42-46
- Publication date:
- 2018-10-19
- Acceptance date:
- 2018-10-22
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2214-5745
- ISSN:
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2214-5753
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pubs:936013
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pubs:936013
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936013
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- Elsevier Inc
- Copyright date:
- 2018
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- © 2018 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. This is the accepted manuscript version of the article. The final version is available online from Elsevier at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cois.2018.10.003
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