Distribution and genetic characteristics of Ephoron shigae (Ephemeroptera: Polymitarcyidae) in Korea

• Published in: Entomological research Vol. 45; no. 3; pp. 150 - 157
• Main Authors: Sekine, K., Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea, Tojo, K., Shinshu University, Matsumoto, Japan, Bae, Y.J., Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Entomological Society of Korea 01.05.2015; Blackwell Publishing Ltd; 한국곤충학회
• Subjects: adults; bisex population; bisex population,burrowing mayfly,COI gene,dispersal,Ephoron shigae,Korean population; burrowing mayfly; COI gene; dispersal; EPHEMEROPTERA; Ephoron shigae; gene flow; genes; genetic distance; Korean population; lakes; mountains; parthenogenesis; rivers; sex ratio; streams; 생물학; Japan; Korean Peninsula

Ephoron shigae is distributed in Far East Russia, Korea and Japan, where it inhabits rivers, streams and lakes. Although this mayfly is a geographically parthenogenetic species, unisex populations have been observed only in Japan. We aimed to answer the following three questions: (i) whether there i...