Abstract
Some nematodes that parasite on insects can cause their hosts to look halfway between a male and a female. In the case of Culicoides mosquitoes, males are feminized. Francesc Muñoz has studied the morphological changes involved with the aim to gain insight into the evolutionary processes that drive this feminization. Parasites transform the acrobatic flights of males into long-haul flights typical of female midges searching for breeding sites.
| Translated title of the contribution | Intersexuality of Culicoids Parasited by Nematodes, or How to Transform an Acrobatic Plane into a Boeing B-777 |
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| Original language | Catalan |
| Pages (from-to) | 0001-2 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | UAB Divulga |
| Publication status | Published - 2016 |