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 | ||||
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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 |