The Persistence of Facultative Parthenogenesis in Drosophila albomicans [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 Parthenogenesis has evolved independently in more than 10 Drosophila species. Most cases are tychoparthenogenesis, which is occasional or accidental parthenogenesis in normally bisexual species with a low hatching rate of eggs produced by virgin females;
Ching-Ho Chang +2 more
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Molecular evidence for the first records of facultative parthenogenesis in elapid snakes [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2018 Parthenogenesis is a form of asexual reproduction by which embryos develop from unfertilized eggs. Parthenogenesis occurs in reptiles; however, it is not yet known to occur in the widespread elapid snakes (Elapidae), which include well-known taxa such as
Vicki Thomson +2 more
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Facultative parthenogenesis validated by DNA analyses in the green anaconda (Eunectes murinus) [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 In reptiles, the mode of reproduction is typically sexual. However, facultative parthenogenesis occurs in some Squamata, such as Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) and Burmese python (Python bivittatus).
Hiroki Shibata
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Protocol for screening facultative parthenogenesis in Drosophila [PDF]
STAR Protocols, 2023 Summary: Most species of sexually reproducing Drosophila are capable of some degree of facultative parthenogenesis, which involves the initiation of development in an unfertilized egg.
Alexis L. Sperling, David M. Glover
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Post-meiotic mechanism of facultative parthenogenesis in gonochoristic whiptail lizard species. [PDF]
ELife, 2023 Facultative parthenogenesis (FP) has historically been regarded as rare in vertebrates, but in recent years incidences have been reported in a growing list of fish, reptile, and bird species.
Robert Schnittker, Anthony J. Barley
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Evidence of facultative parthenogenesis in three Neotropical pitviper species of the Bothrops atrox group [PDF]
PeerJ, 2020 We examined four suspected cases of facultative parthenogenesis in three species of a neotropical lineage of pitvipers of the Bothrops atrox group. Reproduction without mating was observed in captive females of B. atrox, B. moojeni and B. leucurus housed
Sergio D. Cubides-Cubillos +7 more
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Facultative parthenogenesis: a transient state in transitions between sex and obligate asexuality in stick insects? [PDF]
Peer Community Journal, 2023 Transitions from obligate sex to obligate parthenogenesis have occurred repeatedly across the tree of life. Whether these transitions occur abruptly or via a transient phase of facultative parthenogenesis is rarely known.
Larose, Chloé +4 more
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European Journal of Entomology, 2015 Facultative parthenogenesis is important for mayflies with short alate stages because females are able to reproduce without mating. We studied facultative parthenogenesis in Ephoron eophilum, a mayfly with an extremely short alate stage.
Kazuki Sekine, Yeon Jae Bae, Koji Tojo
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Parthenogenesis and the Evolution of Anisogamy
Cells, 2021 Recently, it was pointed out that classic models for the evolution of anisogamy do not take into account the possibility of parthenogenetic reproduction, even though sex is facultative in many relevant taxa (e.g., algae) that harbour both anisogamous and
George W A Constable, Hanna Kokko
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Exceptional long-term sperm storage by a female vertebrate.
PLoS ONE, 2021 Females of many vertebrate species have the capacity to store sperm within their reproductive tracts for prolonged periods of time. Termed long-term sperm storage, this phenomenon has many important physiological, ecological, and evolutionary ...
Brenna A Levine +2 more
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