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Animal‐Mediated Dispersal and Clonal Growth Drive Prunus cerasus Invasion in Andean Temperate Forest
Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.Prunus cerasus reproduces by clonality and by seed dispersal and germination. P. cerasus is invading Patagonian protected areas. The relative relevance of germination and clonal reproduction changes along the time of P. cerasus arrival at a site. Seed dispersal by foxes is primarily responsible for the spread of P. cerasus to new areas.
Matias O. Berrondo, Susana P. Bravo
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The Rate of Adaptation in Asexuals
Genetics, 2000 Abstract I study the population genetics of adaptation in asexuals. I show that the rate of adaptive substitution in an asexual species or nonrecombining chromosome region is a bell-shaped function of the mutation rate: at some point, increasing the mutation rate decreases the rate of substitution.
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The Asexual Revolution: discussing human rights through the lens of asexuality in Portugal
Tese no âmbito do Doutoramento em Direitos Humanos nas Sociedades Contemporâneas submetida ao Instituto de Investigação Interdisciplinar da Universidade de CoimbraThe present study takes a queer and feminist theoretical approach to discuss the ...
Alves, Rita Manuela Ferreira Alcaire
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Advancing conservation breeding programs for marine invertebrates
Conservation Biology, EarlyView.Abstract In the face of ecosystem change and biodiversity loss caused by climate change and other stressors, conservation breeding, or captive breeding, with the aim of reintroduction for wild population recovery, is an emerging tool for preventing species’ extinction and rehabilitating ecosystems.
Elora H. López‐Nandam +3 more
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Becoming impossible: asexual narratives of identity, experience, and importance [PDF]
, 2016 Our current society assumes that sexual attraction or desire is natural and experienced by all human beings; however, asexuality is beginning to challenge this assumption.
Mitchell, Heather Sunshine +1 more
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Life and Death in Schelling's Philosophy of Nature
European Journal of Philosophy, EarlyView.Abstract F. W. J. Schelling's philosophy of nature (Naturphilosophie) has received significant renewed interest and reappraisal. This research has – like the majority of work in the philosophy of nature and the history of science more generally – focused on Schelling's understanding of life, but eschews any discussion of death.
Dalia Nassar
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Asexuality and Its Implications for Sexuality Studies
, 2013 In recent years a growing research literature has addressed Asexuality, commonly defined as ‘not experiencing sexual attraction’, with a diverse range of contributions being made from a variety of fields.
Carrigan, Mark
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Ascetics, slaves, and necessity in Late Antiquity: renouncing all wealth, but for a single slave
Early Medieval Europe, EarlyView.Slave owners in Late Antiquity viewed the possession of at least one slave to be a necessity and a defining mark that distinguished the dignified social classes from the poor. Ascetics who shared this perspective faced a choice when renouncing all worldly possessions in pursuit of spiritual perfection, one not merely about luxury, but also about status
E.T. Dailey, Justin Pigott
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Asexuality and Its Implications for LGBTQ-Parent Families
, 2019 Asexuality, most often defined as a lack of sexual attraction, has emerged as a relatively new sexual identity category, and very little research has yet to explore asexual families and parenting.
Megan Carroll
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