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Clonal diversity, population structure, and dispersal in the parthenogenetic moth Ectoedemia argyropeza
Author(s) -
Menken Steph B. J.,
WieboschSteeman Maria
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
entomologia experimentalis et applicata
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.765
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1570-7458
pISSN - 0013-8703
DOI - 10.1111/j.1570-7458.1988.tb02485.x
Subject(s) - biology , parthenogenesis , lepidoptera genitalia , biological dispersal , monophyly , zoology , population , genetic diversity , ecology , population structure , botany , genetics , phylogenetics , demography , embryo , clade , sociology , gene
Populations of the parthenogenetic moth Ectoedemia argyropeza (Lepidoptera, Nepticulidae) were studied for their clonal composition. Clones were characterized by 6 polymorphic enzyme loci. In a geographic survey 32 clones were observed among 812 individuals. Two clones were predominant, together they explained over 75% of the total variation. Relationships among clones hinted at a monophyletic origin of the species. Analysis of the life cycle and population structure indicated that E. argyropeza is a very sedentary species, with bottlenecks, drift, and passive migration as important population genetical factors moulding the variation.