ena-STUDY-UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI-13-09-2018-17:54:33:362-624
Silk properties and overwinter survival in gregarious butterfly larvae
We used comparative metabarcoding analyses to compare bacterial community composition of the silk-associated microbiota from both wild-collected and laboratory-reared families of the Glanville fritillary butterfly, which survived or died in the field. Although the microbial communities assessed varied across families, they did not correlate with over-winter survival in the field.
We used comparative metabarcoding analyses to compare bacterial community composition of the silk-associated microbiota from both wild-collected and laboratory-reared families of the Glanville fritillary butterfly, which survived or died in the field. Although the microbial communities assessed varied across families, they did not correlate with over-winter survival in the field.