Parthenogenesis in a captive Asian water dragon (Physignathus cocincinus) identified with novel microsatellites
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2019 at "PLoS ONE"
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0217489
Abstract: Reptiles show varying degrees of facultative parthenogenesis. Here we use genetic methods to determine that an isolated, captive female Asian water dragon produced at least nine offspring via parthenogenesis. We identified microsatellites for the species… read more here.
Keywords: asian water; parthenogenesis captive; parthenogenesis; water dragon ... See more keywords