Sex in unisexual salamanders: Discovery of a new sperm donor with ancient affinities

Heredity

Volumn 103, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 483-493

  Bogart, J P ^a   Bartoszek, J ^b   Noble, D W A ^a   Bi, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambystoma barbouri; Ambystoma unisexuals; GISH; Kleptogenesis; Microsatellites

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

AMPHIBIAN; COEXISTENCE; COMMON ANCESTRY; CYTOPLASM; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; GENETIC MARKER; HYBRIDIZATION; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; NEW RECORD; POLYPLOIDY; SPERM;

AMBYSTOMA; AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GENETICS; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SPERMATOZOON;

AMBYSTOMA; ANIMALS; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; REPRODUCTION; SPERMATOZOA; URODELA;

GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; OHIO; UNITED STATES;

AMBYSTOMA; AMBYSTOMA BARBOURI; AMBYSTOMA JEFFERSONIANUM; AMBYSTOMA LATERALE; AMBYSTOMA TEXANUM; AMBYSTOMA TIGRINUM; SALAMANDROIDEA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 70549106951     PISSN: 0018067X     EISSN: 13652540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/hdy.2009.83     Document Type: Article

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