Article
Multiple routes to asexuality in an aphid species.
Proceedings. Biological sciences - 22 Nov 2001
Delmotte F, Leterme N, Bonhomme J, Rispe C, Simon J C
Abstract excerpt
Cyclical parthenogens, including aphids, are important models for studying the evolution of sex. However, little is known about transitions to asexuality in aphids, although the mode of origin of asexual lineages has important consequences for their level of genetic diversity, ecological adaptability and the outcome of competition with their sexual relatives. Thus, we surveyed nuclear, mitochondrial and...
Topics
- Animals
- Aphids
- DNA, Mitochondrial
- Female
- Genes, Insect
- Genetic Variation
- Haplotypes
- Male
- Microsatellite Repeats
- Parthenogenesis
- Reproduction, Asexual