Sex, males, and hermaphrodites in the scale insect Icerya purchasi

Androdioecy (the coexistence of males and hermaphrodites) is a rare mating system for which the evolutionary dynamics are poorly understood. Here, we investigate the cottony cushion scale, Icerya purchasi, one of only three reported cases of androdioecy in insects. In this species, female-like herma...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Evolution 2021-11, Vol.75 (11), p.2972-2983
Hauptverfasser:	Mongue, Andrew J., Michaelides, Sozos, Coombe, Oliver, Tena, Alejandro, Kim, Dong-Soon, Normark, Benjamin B., Gardner, Andy, Hoddle, Mark S., Ross, Laura
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Androdioecy Animals BRIEF COMMUNICATION Coexistence Colonization Cushions Ecology Environmental Sciences & Ecology Evolutionary Biology Female Fertilization Genetic analysis Genetic diversity Genetics & Heredity haplodiploidy Hemiptera Hermaphrodites Icerya purchasi Insecta - genetics Insects Invasive species Life Sciences & Biomedicine Male Males Mating mating systems microsatellite markers Natural populations Outbreeding population genetics Reintroduction scale insects Science & Technology
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