Comparative analysis of fecundity in close amphimictic Aporrectodea сaliginosa and apomictic A. trapezoides earthworms, and the problem of reproductive advantages of parthenogenetic animals.

The comparative analysis of fecundity and fertility was studied experimentally for the amphimictic Aporrectodea caliginosa diploid earthworms and the close parthenogenetic A. trapezoides triploid earthworms during two seasons. The individual fecundity of cocoons at is significantly higher in the par...

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Main Authors: S.V. Mezhzherin, Yu.Yu. Chayka, S.V. Kokodiy, A.A. Tsyba
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Publishing House "Akademperiodyka" 2020-12-01
Series:Zoodiversity
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Online Access:http://ojs.akademperiodyka.org.ua/index.php/Zoodiversity/article/view/91