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XIII.—Preliminary Cytological Investigation of the Collembolan Hypogastrura viatica (Tullberg 1872)*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 June 2012

Ann R. Sanderson
Affiliation:
Department of Biological Sciences, University of Dundee.
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Synopsis

The breeding season of Hypogastrura viatica (Tullberg 1872) appears to reach its peak in mid-April when both sexes occur in about equal numbers. Cytological examination reveals a karyotype of 14/XX in the female and 13X/O in the male. The investigation of spermateleosis and maturation of the egg is incomplete but arguments for and against the occurrence of parthenogenesis are presented.

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Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1969

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This paper was assisted in publication by a grant from the Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland.

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