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Genetics and biology of the sawfly,Athalia rosae (Hymenoptera)

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Hymenopteran insects are a unique group of animals in which arrhenotokous reproduction (haploid males develop from unfertilized eggs) is a rule. Males produce sperm through a non-reductional maturation division. A sawfly species,Athalia rosae ruficornis Jakovlev (Tenthredinidae, Symphyta, Hymenoptera), has been introduced as a new experimental material for studies on genetics and developmental biology. Basic features relating to the potential usefulness of the species in elucidating some of the important genetic and developmental biological problems are described.

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  1. Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Kobe University, Nada, 657, Kobe, Japan

    K. Oishi & Y. Kageyama

  2. Department of Biology, Aichi University of Education, Kariya, 448, Aichi, Japan

    M. Sawa

  3. Division of Science of Biological Resources, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kobe University, Nada, 657, Kobe, Japan

    M. Hatakeyama

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Oishi, K., Sawa, M., Hatakeyama, M. et al. Genetics and biology of the sawfly,Athalia rosae (Hymenoptera). Genetica 88, 119–127 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02424468

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