Despite the fact that clonal reproduction is a priori expected to be reproductively advantageous (Maynard-Smith, 1978; Bell, 1982), obligate asexual organisms are evolutionarily short lived and have ...
Getting the job done. A female Asian water dragon (Physignathus cocincinus) produced a daughter (left) without the assistance of a male. Skip Brown/Smithsonian’s National Zoo An Asian water dragon ...
The symbiotic bacterium Wolbachia pipientis has been considered unique in its ability to cause multiple reproductive anomalies in its arthropod hosts. Here we report that an undescribed bacterium is ...
This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract In laboratory studies of fertilization using the gonochoric broadcast-spawning asterinid sea star Patiria miniata, we found many cases in ...
Parthenogenetic rock lizards, particularly those of the genus Darevskia, represent a fascinating model for understanding the interplay between genetics and ecology. Originating from interspecific ...
At an agricultural research center in Czechia, a new species that doesn’t need a mate to reproduce was discovered. Street View Image from June 2019 © 2025 Google ...
The bible is no longer the only place where you’ll read testimonies about a virgin birth. In a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on Monday, researchers at ...
The critically endangered smalltooth sawfish was recently found to be capable of asexual reproduction. It’s an exciting discovery for many reasons, but breathless claims by the media that sawfish ...
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