> Bynoe's prickly gecko (Heteronotia binoei) is an
> Australian native. It is not too spectacular to look
> at, but it is rather cute. It is pretty special to me
> as it is my study animal for my PhD. Some of the
> females are parthenogenetic (no males required!), so
> I'm comparing life history strategies between these
> and normal sexually-reproducing females. I've had
> them for nearly three years and the girls are breeding
> quite happily - when I get some decent baby photo's
> I'll post them on the list.
Do the sexual and parthenogenetic populations exist in the same area?
Will the parthenogenetic females breed (successfully or otherwise)
with males from the sexual populations?
It's critters like these that challenge our notions of what a species
really is!
Btw, nice pics, definitely cute little guys (gals?).
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