Sex, males, and hermaphrodites in the scale insect Icerya purchasi
A. J. Mongue, S. Michaelides, O. Coombe, A. Tena, D.-S. Kim, B. B. Normark, A. Gardener, M. S. Hoddle, L. Ross
This study confirms androdioecy in Icerya purchasi by showing rare outbreeding events between males and hermaphrodites despite self-fertilization being the primary mode of reproduction.
bioRxiv · Sep 4, 2020Evolutionary Biology