Evidence of facultative parthenogenesis in three Neotropical pitviper species of the Bothrops atrox group
We examined four suspected cases of facultative parthenogenesis in three species of a neotropical lineage of pitvipers of the Bothrops atrox group. Reproduction without mating was observed in captive females of B. atrox, B. moojeni and B. leucurus housed alone for seven years (the two former species...
Main Authors: | Sergio D. Cubides-Cubillos, José S.L. Patané, Karina Maria Pereira da Silva, Selma Maria Almeida-Santos, Denise S. Polydoro, Guilherme Guidolin Galassi, Silvia Regina Travaglia Cardoso, Maria José de J. Silva |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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PeerJ Inc.
2020-11-01
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Series: | PeerJ |
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Online Access: | https://peerj.com/articles/10097.pdf |
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