Tiny microbe turns tropical butterfly into male killer, scientists discover

Tuesday, July 19, 2016 - 18:01 in Biology & Nature

A scientist from the University of Exeter has helped to identify a male-killing microbe in a tropical butterfly called the African Queen, which leads to the death of all sons when a mother is infected.

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