Diet-Induced Developmental and Morphological Plasticity in a Thelytokous Predatory Mite <i>Amblyseius herbicolus</i> (Chant) (Acari: Phytoseiidae). [PDF]
Ecol EvolThis study investigated how variation in prey consumption influences immature development and adult morphometric traits in the predatory mite Amblyseius herbicolus. Mites that ate more prey attained a larger size at maturity but did not develop more rapidly. Several morphometric traits were also significantly influenced by diet.
Zhang K, Zhang ZQ.
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Facultative use of thelytokous parthenogenesis for queen production in the polyandrous ant Cataglyphis cursor [PDF]
Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 2013 AbstractThe evolutionary paradox of sex remains one of the major debates in evolutionary biology. The study of species capable of both sexual and asexual reproduction can elucidate factors important in the evolution of sex. One such species is the ant Cataglyphis cursor, where the queen maximizes the transmission of her genes by producing new queens ...
C. Doums +7 more
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No Mate, No Problem: Molecular Mechanisms Involved in Parthenogenesis in the Cosmopolitan Earthworm Aporrectodea trapezoides (Annelida, Clitellata). [PDF]
Mol EcolABSTRACT Approximately, 40% of earthworm species can reproduce by parthenogenesis. This is the case for the cosmopolitan species, Aporrectodea trapezoides, although sexual forms have been described sporadically. We analyse the genotypes and microbiomes of 30 individuals from four localities where both forms appear in order to understand the ...
de Sosa I +9 more
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A single locus determines thelytokous parthenogenesis of laying honeybee workers (Apis mellifera capensis) [PDF]
Heredity, 2005 The evolution and maintenance of parthenogenetic species are a puzzling issue in evolutionary biology. Although the genetic mechanisms that act to restore diploidy are well studied, the underlying genes that cause the switch from sexual reproduction to parthenogenesis have not been analysed. There are several species that are polymorphic for sexual and
H. Michael G. Lattorff +2 more
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Evaluation of asexual Wolbachia-infected Trichogramma brassicae performance in greenhouse and field conditions [PDF]
نامه انجمن حشرهشناسی ایران, 2023 In some Trichogramma species, parthenogenesis is mostly induced by intracellular symbiotic Wolbachia bacteria. Populations of this egg parasitoid wasp that produce more female progeny can potentially have higher fitness.
Shahram Farrokhi +3 more
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Reproductive Transitions and Sperm Utilisation in a Facultatively Parthenogenetic Stick Insect. [PDF]
Ecol EvolFacultative parthenogenesis enables females to switch from asexual (parthenogenetic) to sexual reproduction after mating, but the process of fertilisation is poorly understood in such animals. It is unknown whether switching reproductive modes requires changes in the eggs themselves, delaying the transition from laying unfertilised to fertilised eggs ...
Boldbaatar J +4 more
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Population genetic structure, worker reproduction and thelytokous parthenogenesis in the desert ant Cataglyphis sabulosa [PDF]
Heredity, 2008 In social Hymenoptera, within-colony relatedness is usually high due to the haplodiploid sex-determining system. However, factors such as the presence of multiple reproductive queens (polygyny), multiple queen matings (polyandry) or worker reproduction result in decreased relatedness among workers and the brood they rear, and consequently dilute their ...
I. Timmermans +3 more
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Coevolution and Functional Effects of Endosymbiotic <i>Rickettsia</i> in <i>Leptocybe invasa</i> Fisher & LaSalle (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) Across China. [PDF]
Ecol EvolTwo distinct lineages of L. invasa and the dominant endosymbiont, Rickettsia, was identified, followed by an analysis of its infection density across various developmental stages and tissues of L. invasa. Furthermore, two distinct strains of the Rickettsia endosymbiont were detected, and the phylogenetic relationships between these strains and their L.
Xu X +5 more
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Thelytokous parthenogenesis in the damselfly Ischnura hastata (Odonata, Coenagrionidae): genetic mechanisms and lack of bacterial infection [PDF]
Heredity, 2009 Thelytokous parthenogenesis, the production of female-only offspring from unfertilized eggs, has been described in all the insect orders, but is a rare phenomenon in the Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies). The only-known case of parthenogenesis in this group is the North American damselfly species Ischnura hastata, which has parthenogenetic ...
M. O. LORENZO-CARBALLA +1 more
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Comprehensive analysis of male-free reproduction in Monomorium triviale (Formicidae: Myrmicinae).
PLoS ONE, 2021 We report comprehensive evidence for obligatory thelytokous parthenogenesis in an ant Monomorium triviale. This species is characterized by distinct queen-worker dimorphism with strict reproductive division of labor: queens produce both workers and new ...
Naoto Idogawa +3 more
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