Why stream mayflies can reproduce without males but remain bisexual: A case of lost genetic variation

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1258-1266

  Funk, David H ^a   Sweeney, Bernard W ^a   Jackson, John K ^a  

^a STROUD WATER RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Facultative parthenogenesis; Genetic variation; Mayflies; Sexual reproduction allozyme; Streams

Indexed keywords

DINOSAURIA; EPHEMEROPTERA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 85009295254     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1899/10-015.1     Document Type: Article

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