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

• Datum: 2020
• Hauptverfasser: Mezhzherin , S.V., Chayka , Yu.Yu., Kokodiy , S.V., Tsyba , A.A.
• Format: Artikel
• Sprache: Englisch
• Veröffentlicht: Publishing House "Akademperiodyka" of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine 2020
• Online Zugang: https://ojs.akademperiodyka.org.ua/index.php/Zoodiversity/article/view/91
• Назва журналу: Journal Zoodiversity

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...