ABSTRACT

Parthenogenesis Mediated by Microbial Infections ......................................................................247

Wolbachia

-Induced Parthenogenesis in Haplodiploids .................................................................248 Cytogenetics: Parthenogenesis Not Only through Gamete Duplication.......................................252 Distribution and Density of

Wolbachia

in Parthenogenetic Wasps...............................................254 Phylogenetics: No Clustering of PI-

Wolbachia

.............................................................................255 Host Fitness: Higher Costs of Carrying

Wolbachia

in Mixed Populations ..................................256 Transmission Route ................................................................................................................256 Nuclear-Cytoplasmic Conßict ................................................................................................257 Physiological Cost ..................................................................................................................258

Dynamics of PI-