Hi Kevin,



Is there evidence of sperm retention, or did they lay eggs that hatched?



I say this because, In the distant past, sperm retention was attributed to "virgin" births(fertile eggs). In most cases it turned out to be parthnogenetic reproduction.



I attempted to publish PR way back in 76, but was shot down. But a number of years ago, Dr. Gordan Shuette publish many many accounts of parthnogenetic reproduction.



In my case it was easy, I had females that never bred males of their own type, and had in the past always produced neonates that were crosses. Except when I did not breed them to a male and the produced clutches of neonates that were exactly like them. Which they had never done before. I did not have genetic work done. Well I gave offspring to a University herper and he was going to have it done but never did.



On the otherhand, Dr. Shuette did have DNA work done and found at least two types of parthnogenetic processes taking place.(If I remember correctly or even close) We did a bit of taking about it in the field. cheers

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