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StevenLA
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Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2003 8:02 pm Post subject: breeding
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Is it bad to breed lavae's that come from the same ootheca? Or lavae's that come from different ootheca, but the same female? What will that do to the adults down the line? Is it that prevalent in the insect world?
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DeShawn
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Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2003 2:22 am Post subject:
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It depends on what generation they are. It can cause problems down the line like less nymphs, weaker nymphs, or smaller nymphs, where very little if any survive to adulthood. But that is usually with many generations of inbreeding. It is a good idea to breed with a male or female from another line every few generations. Just find someone who raises the same species and arrange to trade with them sometime.
It also depends on the species. Most species have problems with inbreeding, but many have not noticed problems with it in sinensis and carolina mantids.
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jezzy607
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Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2003 5:49 pm Post subject:
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Many species of mantids have very isolated metapopulations, with very little migration occuring in the wild. These particular species have survived because of their ability to inbreed for many, many generations without harmful effects on the population.
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silver_arctic1
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Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2003 5:05 pm Post subject: Re: breeding
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StevenLA wrote:
Is it bad to breed lavae's that come from the same ootheca? Or lavae's that come from different ootheca, but the same female?
There's basically no difference. They're still siblings wether or not they came from different ooths or not.
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Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2003 8:02 pm Post subject: breeding
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Is it bad to breed lavae's that come from the same ootheca? Or lavae's that come from different ootheca, but the same female? What will that do to the adults down the line? Is it that prevalent in the insect world?
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DeShawn
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Joined: 28 Oct 2003
Posts: 55
Location: Vancouver, WA - USA
Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2003 2:22 am Post subject:
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It depends on what generation they are. It can cause problems down the line like less nymphs, weaker nymphs, or smaller nymphs, where very little if any survive to adulthood. But that is usually with many generations of inbreeding. It is a good idea to breed with a male or female from another line every few generations. Just find someone who raises the same species and arrange to trade with them sometime.
It also depends on the species. Most species have problems with inbreeding, but many have not noticed problems with it in sinensis and carolina mantids.
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jezzy607
Joined: 31 Oct 2003
Posts: 100
Location: New York/Indiana
Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2003 5:49 pm Post subject:
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Many species of mantids have very isolated metapopulations, with very little migration occuring in the wild. These particular species have survived because of their ability to inbreed for many, many generations without harmful effects on the population.
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silver_arctic1
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Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2003 5:05 pm Post subject: Re: breeding
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StevenLA wrote:
Is it bad to breed lavae's that come from the same ootheca? Or lavae's that come from different ootheca, but the same female?
There's basically no difference. They're still siblings wether or not they came from different ooths or not.
