Mating frequency and mating system of the polygynous ant, Leptothorax acervorum

2001 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 2719-2728 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. L. Hammond ◽  
A. F. G. Bourke ◽  
M. W. Bruford
Keyword(s):  
Mating System ◽  
Mating Frequency ◽  
Leptothorax Acervorum

Genetic Diversity, Mating System, and Reproductive Output of Restored Melaleuca acuminata Populations are Comparable to Natural Remnant Populations

2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 222-232 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melissa A Millar ◽  
Janet M Anthony ◽  
David J Coates ◽  
Margaret Byrne ◽  
Siegfried L Krauss ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Diversity ◽  
Mating System ◽  
Reproductive Output

Definitions and concepts of reproductive biology of diatoms (terminological glossary)

2017 ◽  
Vol 51 ◽  
pp. 71-105 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. A. Davidovich
Keyword(s):  
Mating System ◽  
Sexual Reproduction ◽  
Reproductive Biology ◽  
World Literature ◽  
Russian Literature ◽  
Life Cycles ◽  
Transfer Of Knowledge ◽  
Research Experience ◽  
Key Terms

The absence of a conceptual terminology, sufficiently developed and widely accepted in the Russian literature, significantly hinders progress in the field of reproductive biology of diatoms, restricts communication and debate, prevents training and transfer of knowledge. The present work is an attempt, based on world literature and our own research experience, to summarize, systematize, add, and clarify the existing terms, concepts and definitions related to research which are focused on sex and sexual reproduction in diatoms. A glossary of key terms (more than 200, including synonyms) is provided. Terms refer to diatom reproductive biology, life cycles, fertilization, mating system, gender (including inheritance and determination of sex, as well as inheritance associated with sex). Contradictions between possible interpretations of certain terms are briefly discussed.

Genetic diversity and the mating system in a fragmented population of Tsoongiodendron odorum

2013 ◽  
Vol 20 (6) ◽  
pp. 676-684 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wang Xia ◽  
Wang Jing ◽  
Jiang Jinghu ◽  
Kang Ming
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Diversity ◽  
Mating System ◽  
Fragmented Population

Further Analysis of the Mating System in Two Mass Selected Populations of Maize 1

Crop Science ◽  
1984 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 793-796 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. M. Pollak ◽  
C. O. Gardner ◽  
A. L. Kahler ◽  
M. Thomas‐Compton
Keyword(s):  
Mating System

scholarly journals The Origin of Workerless Parasites inLeptothorax(S. Str.) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

1995 ◽  
Vol 102 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 195-214 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jürgen Heinze
Keyword(s):  
Chromosome Number ◽  
Evolutionary Origin ◽  
Social Parasites ◽  
Leptothorax Acervorum ◽  
Using Data

The evolutionary origin of workerless parasitic ants parasitizing colonies ofLeptothorax(s.str.) is investigated using data on morphology, chromosome number, and allozyme phenotype of both social parasites and their hosts. Of the three previously proposed pathways, the evolution of workerless parasites from guest ants or slave-makers is unlikely, at least according to a phenogram obtained by UPGMA clustering of Nei's similarities based on seven enzymes, lntraspecific evolution of the workerless parasitesDoronomyrmex goesswaldi, D. kutteri, andD. pacisfrom their common host,Leptothorax acervorumcannot be excluded with the present data. The workerless parasiteL. paraxenus, however, clearly differs from its host,L.cf.canadensis, in morphology and biochemistry, and most probably did not evolve from the latter species. It is proposed to synonymizeDoronomyrmexunderLeptothorax(s.str.).

scholarly journals Neural correlates of mating system diversity: oxytocin and vasopressin receptor distributions in monogamous and non-monogamous Eulemur

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicholas M. Grebe ◽  
Annika Sharma ◽  
Sara M. Freeman ◽  
Michelle C. Palumbo ◽  
Heather B. Patisaul ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mating System ◽  
Interspecific Variation ◽  
Neural Correlates ◽  
Primate Research ◽  
Pair Bonding ◽  
Closely Related Species ◽  
Neuropeptide Receptors ◽  
Monogamous Species ◽  
Vasopressin 1A Receptor ◽  
Rare Opportunity

AbstractContemporary theory that emphasizes the roles of oxytocin and vasopressin in mammalian sociality has been shaped by seminal vole research that revealed interspecific variation in neuroendocrine circuitry by mating system. However, substantial challenges exist in interpreting and translating these rodent findings to other mammalian groups, including humans, making research on nonhuman primates crucial. Both monogamous and non-monogamous species exist within Eulemur, a genus of strepsirrhine primate, offering a rare opportunity to broaden a comparative perspective on oxytocin and vasopressin neurocircuitry with increased evolutionary relevance to humans. We performed oxytocin and arginine vasopressin 1a receptor autoradiography on 12 Eulemur brains from seven closely related species to (1) characterize receptor distributions across the genus, and (2) examine differences between monogamous and non-monogamous species in regions part of putative “pair-bonding circuits”. We find some binding patterns across Eulemur reminiscent of olfactory-guided rodents, but others congruent with more visually oriented anthropoids, consistent with lemurs occupying an ‘intermediary’ evolutionary niche between haplorhine primates and other mammalian groups. We find little evidence of a “pair-bonding circuit” in Eulemur akin to those proposed in previous rodent or primate research. Mapping neuropeptide receptors in these nontraditional species questions existing assumptions and informs proposed evolutionary explanations about the biological bases of monogamy.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document