RT Journal Article
T1 Mate choice of an endogeic earthworm revealed by microsatellite markers
A1 Novo Rodríguez, Marta
A1 Almodóvar Pérez, Ana María
A1 Fernández, Rosa M.
A1 Gutiérrez López, Mónica
A1 Díaz Cosín, Darío
AB Endogeic earthworms are difficult study subjects due to the cryptic medium in which they live; thus, only the behaviour of epigeic and anecic earthworms has been studied before. We used microsatellite markers as a tool to elucidate the mate choice processes of Hormogaster elisae, an endogeic earthworm. It was shown to normally mate with two partners, preferably of the same size that are found in close proximity thereby eliminating the need for long-distance dispersion, which could explain the previously observed high genetic differentiation between populations. The genetic analyses of the sperm within each of its four spermathecae showed a uniform distribution with no signs of differential storage of sperm from different partners.
PB Elsevier
SN 0031-4056
YR 2010
FD 2010-10
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/114359
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/114359
LA eng
NO Novo M, Almodóvar A, Fernández RM, Gutiérrez M, Díaz Cosín DJ. Mate choice of an endogeic earthworm revealed by microsatellite markers. Pedobiologia 2010;53:375–9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedobi.2010.07.002.
NO Acknowledgments:M.N. was supported by a FPU grant from the Spanish Government. This research was also funded by the Spanish Government.
DS Docta Complutense
RD 4 abr 2025