Warm temperatures disrupt spider sex-changing bacteria in dwarf-spiders across generations

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Source: Rebecca Robertson, University of Kentucky

A new study reveals that exposing dwarf spiders to a brief period of warm temperatures can disrupt a phenomenon where internal bacteria normally force genetic males to develop as females.

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