Evolution of parthenogenetic reproduction in Caucasian rock lizards: A review
Despite numerous works devoted to hybrid origin of parthenogenesis in reptiles, the causes
of hybridization between different species, resulting in the origin of parthenogenetic forms …
of hybridization between different species, resulting in the origin of parthenogenetic forms …
The farther, the closer: geographic proximity and niche overlap versus genetic divergence in Caucasian rock lizards
D Tarkhnishvili, G Iankoshvili - Biological Journal of the Linnean …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Caucasian rock lizards (Darevskia) are a speciose group with 42 described species from the
Caucasus Mountain region. We selected 11 species from Georgia and adjacent territories to …
Caucasus Mountain region. We selected 11 species from Georgia and adjacent territories to …
[HTML][HTML] Revising the taxonomy of Darevskia valentini (Boettger, 1892) and Darevskia rudis (Bedriaga, 1886) (Squamata, Lacertidae): a Morpho-Phylogenetic …
Revealing biodiversity allows the accurate determination of the underlying causes of many
biological processes such as speciation and hybridization. These processes contain many …
biological processes such as speciation and hybridization. These processes contain many …
Love bites: males of lizards prefer to mate with conspecifics, but do not disdain parthenogens
EA Galoyan, NG Sopilko, AV Kovalyeva… - Biological Journal of …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Parthenogenesis has been discovered in a great number of reptiles, indicating that
parthenogens can outcompete bisexual species and hybridize with them. This raises …
parthenogens can outcompete bisexual species and hybridize with them. This raises …
Single hybrid population but multiple parental individuals at the origin of parthenogenetic rock lizards Darevskia sapphirina and D. bendimahiensis Schmidtler, & …
Among vertebrates, obligate parthenogenesis is only found in Squamata, where it always
has a hybrid origin and a few lizard genera contain most of the known hybridogenous …
has a hybrid origin and a few lizard genera contain most of the known hybridogenous …
Head shape divergence between parthenogenetic and their paternal bisexual rock lizards in sympatry
N Barateli, M Gabelaia, G Iankoshvili… - Zoologischer …, 2024 - Elsevier
Head shape plays a crucial role in ecological and evolutionary processes in lizards, and
scientists have studied head shape using traditional and 3D geometric morphometrics …
scientists have studied head shape using traditional and 3D geometric morphometrics …
Polymorphism of Microsatellite Loci in Populations of Caucasian Rock Lizards and Its Use for Assessing the Genetic Diversity of Darevskia raddei
DO Odegov, AA Valyaeva, MS Arakelyan… - Russian Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
The study of Caucasian rock lizards of the Darevskia raddei complex represented by several
subspecies is of great interest and scientific significance in connection with their …
subspecies is of great interest and scientific significance in connection with their …
Premeiotic endoreplication is the mechanism of obligate parthenogenesis in rock lizards of the genus Darevskia
Among vertebrates, obligate parthenogenesis occurs exclusively in squamate reptiles.
Premeiotic endoreplication in a small subset of developing oocytes has been documented …
Premeiotic endoreplication in a small subset of developing oocytes has been documented …