klepton

Biological meaning

Research uses klepton for hybridogenetic biological entities; this supports a provisional biological interpretation of the otherwise undefined registry label. Source: [Scientific Reports study](https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-017-12942-y).

1. Does the source record behind vr.tr.klepton identify the biological concept or a different referent? provenance
2. Which registry plane and domain should represent the confirmed referent? boundary

Designation and membership

Record the scientific name, klepton notation where used, authorial treatment and criteria for including populations; do not infer membership from the label alone.

1. Which authority defines this klepton and what populations or lineages does it include? definition
2. Which alternative names or treatments refer to the same circumscribed entity? boundary

Required partner input

Represent each demonstrated partner relationship with its contribution, compatibility conditions and population context.

1. Which taxon supplies the reproductive input, and what input is required? definition
2. What observations distinguish obligatory dependence from occasional successful mating? provenance

Input fate

Separate developmental activation from inherited genetic contribution. Gynogenesis and hybridogenesis involve different transmission patterns, so they must not be treated as interchangeable. Source: [Evolutionary perspectives on clonal reproduction in vertebrate animals](https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4517198/).

1. Does partner sperm activate development, contribute inherited nuclear DNA, or have a variable fate? definition
2. Which breeding, cytological or parentage observations demonstrate that mechanism? provenance

Genomic composition

Record evidence for ancestral genome contributions and measured ploidy, retaining uncertainty where markers cannot resolve ancestry.

1. Which ancestral taxa are supported by nuclear and mitochondrial evidence, and where do those signals disagree? provenance
2. Which ploidy levels occur in the sampled populations, and how were they measured? measurement

Retention and exclusion

Record which genomes pass between generations and any demonstrated elimination or replacement. Water-frog research illustrates why retained ancestry and current partner contributions require separate records. Source: [Scientific Reports study](https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-017-12942-y).

1. Which genome components are retained, excluded or newly incorporated during gametogenesis and fertilisation? measurement
2. Does transmission evidence support a continuing lineage or repeated formation of new hybrids? boundary

Population-specific dependence

Attach reproductive conclusions to sampled populations and dates. European water-frog research reports geographic variation in genome exclusion and reproductive systems. Source: [Distribution and evolution of western European water frogs](https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12462689/).

1. Which klepton cytotypes and compatible partner taxa coexist during the breeding period? measurement
2. What evidence demonstrates successful recruitment under the local reproductive arrangement? provenance

Dependency-sensitive actions

Assess removal, introduction, captive breeding or translocation using partner compatibility and genome transmission evidence; record unknown outcomes explicitly.

1. Would the proposed action remove a required partner or create contact with a new compatible taxon? action
2. Which reproductive outcomes must be resolved before deciding whether the proposed action is appropriate? action

Check these first

Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.

1. Which of these check these first hold for the sense of klepton this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance

Identifiers and schemes

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1. Which of these identifiers and schemes hold for the sense of klepton this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance

Real-world use

Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.

1. Which of these real-world use hold for the sense of klepton this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance

Neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart

Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.

1. Which of these neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart hold for the sense of klepton this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance