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Index of Subjects --Apple-Mail-22--851310430 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Hi Gerald, These salamanders reproduce parthenogenetically. There is a detailed description of the process of parthenogenesis in the Wikipedia at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parthenogenesis I'm no longer 14, but it should not be difficult to understand so long as one knows what a chromosome is. Best wishes, Chris On 21-Apr-07, at 11:53 AM, Gerald Ruderman wrote: > Can someone please explain how female only species reproduce or > point to > an explanation? In language a 14 year old can understand. Thanks > > c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca wrote: > . . . . >> >> The Jefferson's Salamander complex (to which the Blue-spotted >> Salamander belongs) is actually a complicated group of diplod and >> triploid species. The Jefferson's Salamander (/Ambystoma >> jeffersonianum/), which is a diploid species with both males and >> females, has associated with it a triploid female-only species called >> the Silvery Salamander (/Ambystoma plantinium/). Neither of these >> species occurs in the Maritimes. > . . . . _._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._. _. Christopher Majka - Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History 1747 Summer Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 3A6 (902) 424-6435 Email <c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca> _._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._. _. --Apple-Mail-22--851310430 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 <HTML><BODY style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; = -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; "><DIV>Hi=A0Gerald,</DIV><DIV><BR = class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV>These salamanders reproduce = parthenogenetically. There is a detailed description of the process of = parthenogenesis in the Wikipedia at:<DIV><BR = class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><A = href=3D"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parthenogenesis">http://en.wikipedia.= org/wiki/Parthenogenesis</A></DIV><DIV><BR = class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>I'm no longer 14, but it = should not be difficult to understand so long as one knows what a = chromosome is.</DIV><DIV><BR = class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Best wishes,</DIV><DIV><BR = class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Chris<DIV><BR><DIV><DIV>On = 21-Apr-07, at 11:53 AM, Gerald Ruderman wrote:</DIV><BR = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE type=3D"cite"><DIV = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">Can someone please explain how female only species = reproduce or point to</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: = 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">an explanation? In language = a 14 year old can understand. Thanks</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: = 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><A = href=3D"mailto:c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca">c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca</A> = wrote:</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">. . . .</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE = type=3D"cite"><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">The Jefferson's Salamander complex (to which the = Blue-spotted</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Salamander<SPAN = class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0 </SPAN>belongs) is actually a = complicated group of diplod and</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">triploid = species. The Jefferson's Salamander (/Ambystoma</DIV><DIV = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">jeffersonianum/), which is a diploid species with = both males and</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">females, has associated with it = a triploid female-only species called</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">the = Silvery Salamander (/Ambystoma plantinium/). Neither of these</DIV><DIV = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">species occurs in the Maritimes.</DIV> = </BLOCKQUOTE><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">. . . .</DIV> = </BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR><DIV> <P style=3D"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px = 0.0px"><FONT face=3D"Times" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Times">_._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._= ._._._.</FONT></P> <P style=3D"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT = face=3D"Times" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Times">Christopher Majka = - Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History</FONT></P> <P style=3D"margin: = 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face=3D"Times" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: = 12.0px Times">1747 Summer Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada<SPAN = class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0 </SPAN>B3H 3A6</FONT></P> <P = style=3D"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face=3D"Times" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Times">(902) 424-6435 <SPAN = class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0 </SPAN>Email <<A = href=3D"mailto:c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca">c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca</A>></F= ONT></P> <P style=3D"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face=3D"Times"= size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Times">_._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._= ._._._.</FONT></P> </DIV><BR></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>= --Apple-Mail-22--851310430--
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