Widespread occurrence of asexual reproduction in higher termites of the Termes group (Termitidae: Termitinae) [PDF]
BMC Evolutionary Biology, 2019 Background A decade ago, the mixed reproductive strategy Asexual Queen Succession (AQS) was first described in termites. In AQS species, the workers, soldiers and dispersing reproductives are produced through sexual reproduction, while non-dispersing ...
Simon Hellemans +5 more
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Anniversary of a beekeeper’s discovery of thelytoky in Cape honey bees
South African Journal of Science, 2022 Significance: The laying workers of the Cape honey bee continue to negatively affect the South African beekeeping industry, with more losses suffered in the northern regions of the country. The reproductive parasites enter susceptible host colonies, activate their ovaries, and lay diploid eggs, leading to colony dwindling and collapse.
Fiona N. Mumoki +3 more
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Evolution of reproductive traits in Cataglyphis desert ants: mating frequency, queen number, and thelytoky [PDF]
Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 2016 Cataglyphis desert ants display unique variation in their breeding systems, making this genus a particularly interesting model to study the evolution of derived reproductive traits in eusocial Hymenoptera. Colonies may be headed by a single or several queens, and queens may be singly or multiply mated.
Aron, Serge +2 more
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Biological Cycle of Lorryia formosa (Acari, Tydeidae) on Rubber Tree Leaves: A Case of Thelytoky
Experimental and Applied Acarology, 2006 Lorryia formosa Cooreman has been collected on many different host plants around the world. The biological cycle of this species was studied at 28 degrees C with mites collected from a rubber tree crop. The life table was constructed based on sixty individuals. The average lifetime was 37.43 +/- 20.23 (SE) days, and the r(m) was 0.08. The sex ratio was
Hernandes, F. A., Feres, RJF, Nomura, F.
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Thelytoky or Arrhenotoky in Sclerodermus Immigrans
Psyche: A Journal of Entomology, 1929 (Uploaded by Plazi from the Biodiversity Heritage Library) No abstract provided.
John Colburn Bridwell
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Critical Data Upon Thelytoky in Scleroderma Immigrans [PDF]
Psyche: A Journal of Entomology, 1929 (Uploaded by Plazi from the Biodiversity Heritage Library) No abstract provided.
Clyde E. Keeler
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Thrips dynamics in Allium crops: Unraveling the role of reproductive mode and weather variables in Thrips tabaci population development. [PDF]
PLoS ONEThrips tabaci is the main thrips species affecting onion and related species. It is a cryptic species complex comprising three phylogenetic groups characterized by different reproductive modes (thelytoky or arrhenotoky) and host plant specialization ...
Bettina Porta +5 more
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Biology, 2022 Thrips tabaci Lindeman is a serious pest of various cultivated plants, with three, distinct lineages within a cryptic species complex. Despite the well-known significance of this pest, many attributes of these lineages are not yet fully understood ...
Kristóf Domonkos Király +2 more
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Sexual conflict as a constraint on asexual reproduction: an empirical review. [PDF]
Biol Rev Camb Philos SocABSTRACT Theory predicts that facultatively asexual animals, which can leverage the advantages of both sexual and asexual reproduction, should outcompete obligately sexual and obligately asexual animals. Yet, paradoxically, obligate sexual reproduction predominates in many animal lineages, while the most flexible form of facultative asexuality (i.e ...
Wilner D, Bonduriansky R, Burke NW.
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Thelytokous parthenogenesis in the fungus-gardening ant Mycocepurus smithii (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2009 The general prevalence of sexual reproduction over asexual reproduction among organisms testifies to the evolutionary benefits of recombination, such as accelerated adaptation to changing environments and elimination of deleterious mutations.
Christian Rabeling +5 more
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