Timema douglasi explained
Timema douglasi is a stick insect native to northern California and southern Oregon. It was first identified in 1996 as a specialist feeder on old-growth Douglas fir.[1] It is one of five parthenogenetic species of Timema.[2]
Notes and References
- Sandoval. Cristina P.. Vernon R. Vickery. Timema douglasi (Phasmatoptera: Timematodea), a new parthenogenetic species from southeastern Oregon and northern California, with notes on other species.. The Canadian Entomologist. 1996. 128. 79–84. 19 July 2011. 10.4039/Ent12879-1.
- Schwander. Tanja. Lee Henry . Bernard J Crespi . Molecular evidence for ancient asexuality in timema stick insects.. Current Biology. 2011. 21. 13. 1129–34. 21683598. 10.1016/j.cub.2011.05.026. 11370/8c189a5e-f36b-4199-934c-53347c0e2131. free.