Parthenogenesis in whiptail lizards

[Jan]

I just ran across this recent article summary and thought it interesting regarding the ambystomatid hybrid complexes as they use parthenogenetic-like processess (kleptogenesis) to produce offspring. Not to imply that there is any correlation, however this new research does shed some light on parthogenesis and processes...at least for some whiptail lizards.

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[jaster]

Interesting indeed. Would the process be similar between whiptails and other lizards? I am going to do some searching...

I have tried to read all (or at least what is in Petranka's book) about the unisexual Ambystomids, but usually don't retain much from it. I did find a JLL type in northern New Jersey when I was a kid. I like to tell people that little X on the range map was me