The Alternative Distribution of Related Earthworms Aporrectodea caliginosa and A. trapezoides (Oligochaeta, Lumbricidae) in Ukraine as a Case of Geographical Parthenogenesis

• Дата: 2021
• Автори: Mezhzherin, S.V., Chayka, Yu.Yu., Vlasenko , R.P., Zhalay , E.I., Rostovskaya , O.V., Harbar , O.V.
• Формат: Стаття
• Мова: English
• Опубліковано: Publishing House "Akademperiodyka" of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine 2021
• Теми: geographic parthenogenesis; earthworms; Aporrectodea; amphimixis; apomixis
• Онлайн доступ: https://ojs.akademperiodyka.org.ua/index.php/Zoodiversity/article/view/196
• Назва журналу: Journal Zoodiversity

Geographical parthenogenesis describes phenomenon when parthenogenetic hybrid forms or species have larger distribution areas or higher abundance than their amphimictic parental species, especially in climatically unfavorable conditions. This phenomenon was studied in Ukraine for the pair species of...