Table 3 Number of eggs in each egg mass, viability of embryos and frequency of microsatellite DNA genotypes from larvae compared with 115 adult salamanders collected in a vernal pond in Mitchell Memorial Forest (MMF), Hamilton County, Ohio.

From: Sex in unisexual salamanders: discovery of a new sperm donor with ancient affinities

Egg mass

Eggs (n)

Genotype

  

Hatched

LJJ

LJJB

LJJBB

BB

1

13

0

0

0

0

0

2

15

4

3

1

0

0

3

20

10

6

4

0

0

4

52

15

13

2

0

0

5

63

23

14

7

2

0

6

14

2

0

1

1

0

7

70

21

20

1

0

0

8

8

5

4

1

0

0

9

14

3

3

0

0

0

10

75

22

19

3

0

0

Total

344

105

82

20

3

0

% (105)

 

30.5

78.1

19.0

2.8

0

Adults

  

95

13

0

7

% (115)

  

82.6

11.3

0

6.1

  1. Genomes include Ambystoma laterale (L), A. jeffersonianum (J) and A. barbouri (B).
  2. The percentages provided for the four genotypes found among the larvae from the egg masses are calculated from 105 hatched larvae.