Mating behavior of Pseudococcus calceolariae and Pseudococcus longispinus (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae): are asexual reproduction and hybridization possible? [PDF]
J Insect Sci, 2023 The study of insect reproduction is important from both basic and applied perspectives, particularly in mealybugs (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae), because of the diversity of reproduction modes and also because they are important agricultural pests.
Ballesteros C +2 more
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Evidence for stronger discrimination between conspecific and heterospecific mating partners in sexual vs. asexual female freshwater snails [PDF]
PeerJ, 2022 Once-useful traits that no longer contribute to fitness tend to decay over time. Here, we address whether the expression of mating-related traits that increase the fitness of sexually reproducing individuals but are likely less useful or even costly to ...
Sydney Stork +2 more
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Asexual reproduction in the Hydrozoa (Cnidaria)
, 2002 A thorough review of asexual reproduction patterns of ...
J. BOUILLON +3 more
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Insects, 2022 Despite its substantial costs, sexual reproduction dominates in animals. One popular explanation for the paradox of sex is that asexual reproduction is more likely to accumulate deleterious mutations than sexual reproduction.
Zhi-Chao Yan +3 more
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Influence of the mode of reproduction on dispersal evolution during species invasion [PDF]
ESAIM: Proceedings and Surveys, 2020 We consider a reaction-diffusion-reproduction equation, modeling a population which is spatially heterogeneous. The dispersion of each individuals is influenced by its phenotype.
Calvez Vincent +6 more
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Distinct patterns of gene expression during regeneration and asexual reproduction in the annelid Pristina leidyi. [PDF]
J Exp Zool B Mol Dev Evol, 2022 Regeneration, the ability to replace lost body parts, is a widespread phenomenon in the animal kingdom often connected to asexual reproduction or fission, since the only difference between the two appears to be the stimulus that triggers them.
Del Olmo I, Verdes A, Álvarez-Campos P.
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Thelytokous parthenogenesis in the fungus-gardening ant Mycocepurus smithii (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2009 The general prevalence of sexual reproduction over asexual reproduction among organisms testifies to the evolutionary benefits of recombination, such as accelerated adaptation to changing environments and elimination of deleterious mutations.
Christian Rabeling +5 more
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Transgenerational effects and temperature variation alter life history traits of the moon jellyfish
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022 Understanding the life history strategy of organisms is key to predicting their population dynamics. The population of scyphozoan jellyfish has displayed an increasing trend in recent decades, yet its life history strategy is not fully understood.
Xupeng Chi +10 more
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Density, parasitism, and sexual reproduction are strongly correlated in lake Daphnia populations
Ecology and Evolution, 2021 Many organisms can reproduce both asexually and sexually. For cyclical parthenogens, periods of asexual reproduction are punctuated by bouts of sexual reproduction, and the shift from asexual to sexual reproduction has large impacts on fitness and ...
Camden D. Gowler +4 more
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Scientific Reports, 2021 Asexual vertebrates are rare and at risk of extinction due to their restricted adaptability through the loss of genetic recombination. We explore the mechanisms behind the generation and maintenance of genetic diversity in triploid asexual (gynogenetic ...
Tappei Mishina +11 more
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