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Parthenogenesis in the Tropical Gekkonid Lizard, Nactus arnouxii (Sauria: gekkonidae)

Craig C. Moritz

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found only females in a series of 51 specimens ofN.arnouxii from American Samoa.Preliminary data (discussed below) suggest that these represent a unisexual species that reproduces parthenogenetically.In this paper, the geographic distribution of bisexual and parthenogenetic populations is estimated from the sex ratio of museum samples of N. arnouxii.This analysis is complemented by assays ofchromosomal and electrophoretic variation in freshly collected specimens from bisexual and parthenogenetic populations.

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found only females in a series of 51 specimens ofN.arnouxii from American Samoa.Preliminary data (discussed below) suggest that these represent a unisexual species that reproduces parthenogenetically.In this paper, the geographic distribution of bisexual and parthenogenetic populations is estimated from the sex ratio of museum samples of N. arnouxii.This analysis is complemented by assays ofchromosomal and electrophoretic variation in freshly collected specimens from bisexual and parthenogenetic populations.

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found only females in a series of 51 specimens ofN.arnouxii from American Samoa.Preliminary data (discussed below) suggest that these represent a unisexual species that reproduces parthenogenetically.In this paper, the geographic distribution of bisexual and parthenogenetic populations is estimated from the sex ratio of museum samples of N. arnouxii.This analysis is complemented by assays ofchromosomal and electrophoretic variation in freshly collected specimens from bisexual and parthenogenetic populations.

Key concepts: Gekkonidae, Sauria, Biology, Lizard, Gecko, Zoology, Parthenogenesis, Squamata

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