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| Title |
Genetic diversity in populations of asexual and sexual bag worm moths (Lepidoptera: Psychidae)
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| Published in |
BMC Ecology and Evolution, June 2005
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| DOI | 10.1186/1472-6785-5-5 |
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| Authors |
Alessandro Grapputo, Tomi Kumpulainen, Johanna Mappes, Silja Parri |
| Abstract |
Despite the two-fold cost of sex, most of the higher animals reproduce sexually. The advantage of sex has been suggested to be its ability, through recombination, to generate greater genetic diversity than asexuality, thus enhancing adaptation in a changing environment. We studied the genetic diversity and the population structure of three closely related species of bag worm moths: two strictly sexual (Dahlica charlottae and Siederia rupicolella) and one strictly asexual (D. fennicella). These species compete for the same resources and share the same parasitoids. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 46 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1 | 2% |
| France | 1 | 2% |
| India | 1 | 2% |
| New Zealand | 1 | 2% |
| Greece | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 41 | 89% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 14 | 30% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 5 | 11% |
| Professor | 4 | 9% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 2 | 4% |
| Student > Bachelor | 2 | 4% |
| Other | 8 | 17% |
| Unknown | 11 | 24% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 28 | 61% |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 7% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 2 | 4% |
| Social Sciences | 1 | 2% |
| Engineering | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 11 | 24% |