The marbled crayfish as a paradigm for saltational speciation by autopolyploidy and parthenogenesis in animals
The parthenogenetic all-female marbled crayfish is a novel research model and potent invader of freshwater ecosystems. It is a triploid descendant of the sexually reproducing slough crayfish, Procambarus fallax, but its taxonomic status has remained unsettled. By cross-breeding experiments and paren...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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The Company of Biologists
2015-11-01
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| Series: | Biology Open |
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| Online Access: | http://bio.biologists.org/content/4/11/1583 |