Thelytokous Parthenogenesis in the AntMyrmecina nipponica(Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

2014 ◽  
Vol 31 (9) ◽  
pp. 582-586 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keiichi Masuko
Keyword(s):  
Thelytokous Parthenogenesis

Hybridogenesis through thelytokous parthenogenesis in two C ataglyphis desert ants

2012 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 947-955 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. A. Eyer ◽  
L. Leniaud ◽  
H. Darras ◽  
S. Aron
Keyword(s):  
Thelytokous Parthenogenesis ◽  
Desert Ants

Thelytokous Parthenogenesis in Eusocial Hymenoptera

2013 ◽  
Vol 58 (1) ◽  
pp. 273-292 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian Rabeling ◽  
Daniel J.C. Kronauer
Keyword(s):  
Thelytokous Parthenogenesis

Thelytokous parthenogenesis in the exotic dacetine ant Strumigenys rogeri (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Taiwan

2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ching-Chen Lee ◽  
Shu-Fen Hsu ◽  
Chin-Cheng Scotty Yang ◽  
Chung-Chi Lin
Keyword(s):  
Thelytokous Parthenogenesis

Thelytokous parthenogenesis by queens in the dacetine ant Pyramica membranifera (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

2010 ◽  
Vol 97 (8) ◽  
pp. 725-728 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fuminori Ito ◽  
Yoshifumi Touyama ◽  
Ayako Gotoh ◽  
Shungo Kitahiro ◽  
Johan Billen
Keyword(s):  
Thelytokous Parthenogenesis

scholarly journals The frequency of thelytokous parthenogenesis in European-derived Apis mellifera virgin queens

Apidologie ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 50 (3) ◽  
pp. 295-303 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosalyn Gloag ◽  
Emily J. Remnant ◽  
Benjamin P. Oldroyd
Keyword(s):  
Apis Mellifera ◽  
Thelytokous Parthenogenesis ◽  
Virgin Queens

scholarly journals Thelytokous Parthenogenesis in Unmated Queen Honeybees (Apis mellifera capensis): Central Fusion and High Recombination Rates

Genetics ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 180 (1) ◽  
pp. 359-366 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benjamin P. Oldroyd ◽  
Michael H. Allsopp ◽  
Rosalyn S. Gloag ◽  
Julianne Lim ◽  
Lyndon A. Jordan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Apis Mellifera ◽  
Apis Mellifera Capensis ◽  
Thelytokous Parthenogenesis ◽  
Recombination Rates ◽  
Central Fusion

scholarly journals Comprehensive analysis of male-free reproduction in Monomorium triviale (Formicidae: Myrmicinae)

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. e0246710
Author(s):  
Naoto Idogawa ◽  
Tomonori Sasaki ◽  
Kazuki Tsuji ◽  
Shigeto Dobata
Keyword(s):  
Selective Sweep ◽  
Thelytokous Parthenogenesis ◽  
Laboratory Observation ◽  
Rapid Spread ◽  
Microbial Analysis ◽  
Low Probability ◽  
Worker Dimorphism ◽  
Reproductive Division Of Labor ◽  
Virgin Queens ◽  
Reproductive Division

We report comprehensive evidence for obligatory thelytokous parthenogenesis in an ant Monomorium triviale. This species is characterized by distinct queen–worker dimorphism with strict reproductive division of labor: queens produce both workers and new queens without mating, whereas workers are completely sterile. We collected 333 nests of this species from 14 localities and three laboratory-reared populations in Japan. All wild queens dissected had no sperm in their spermathecae. Laboratory observation confirmed that virgin queens produced workers without mating. Furthermore, microsatellite genotyping showed identical heterozygous genotypes between mothers and their respective daughters, suggesting an extremely low probability of sexual reproduction. Microbial analysis detected no bacterial genera that are known to induce thelytokous parthenogenesis in Hymenoptera. Finally, the lack of variation in partial sequences of mitochondrial DNA among individuals sampled from across Japan suggests recent rapid spread or selective sweep. M. triviale would be a promising model system of superorganism-like adaptation through comparative analysis with well-studied sexual congeners, including the pharaoh ant M. pharaonis.

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