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Reproductive isolation between two sympatric simultaneous hermaphroditic shrimp, Lysmata wurdemanni and L. boggessi [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
To investigate pre- and post-zygotic isolation between two sympatric and phylogenetically related species of Lysmata shrimp, two assays were conducted in the laboratory: (1) no specific mate choice where mating between the two species was ‘forced’; (2 ...
Hardege, Jörg D.   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

A Systematic Scoping Review of Factors Contributing to Loss of Control Eating During Pregnancy

open access: yesEuropean Eating Disorders Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Evidence suggests loss of control eating (LOC) during pregnancy is prevalent and linked to adverse health consequences for birthing individuals and their offspring; however, factors underlying risk for prenatal LOC remain unclear.
Riley J. Jouppi   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cases of hermaphroditism in the Ukrainian populations of Unionidae (Bivalvia) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
The aim of the research is to establish sex status of Unionidae family specimens with different ...
Васільєва, Л. А.   +2 more
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All the bedrooms a stage: Reconceptualizing sex as “performance” to sex as “rehearsal”

open access: yesFeminist Anthropology, EarlyView.
Abstract In the United States, sex is often spoken about in terms of performance, and naturally invokes language of theatricality. Sexual performance has been used as an umbrella term to refer to sexual satisfaction, behavior, embodiment, and also pathology in terms of conditions such as erectile dysfunction.
Taylor Harmon
wiley   +1 more source

Evidence of hermaphroditism and sex ratio distortion in the fungal feeding nematode Bursaphelenchus okinawaensis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Nematodes have many different reproductive strategies along with their divergent life-histories; the ability of hermaphrodite to self- and cross-fertilize is useful for genetic manipulation.
Chen, Anthony   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Queer configurations: The female divine, regional identity, and Queer‐religious belonging in South India

open access: yesFeminist Anthropology, EarlyView.
Abstract This article explores how queerness and religion intersect in a unique enactment of Bathukamma, a flower festival honoring the female divine in Hyderabad, the capital of the South Indian state of Telangana. Drawing on theories of figuration, I analyze how local queer organizations celebrate the festival in a way that engages two distinctive ...
Stefan Binder
wiley   +1 more source

Evolution of alternative sex-determining mechanisms in teleost fishes [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
We compiled information from the literature on the taxonomic distributions in extant teleost fishes of alternative sex-determination systems: male-heterogametic (XY) gonochorism, female-heterogametic (ZW) gonochorism, hermaphroditism, unisexuality, and ...
Avise, JC, Mank, JE, Promislow, DEL
core   +1 more source

Pandemic Im/mobilities, reproductive injustices, and assisted reproductive technology use among Taiwanese LGBTQ parents

open access: yesFeminist Anthropology, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines how mobility restrictions imposed by governments during the COVID‐19 pandemic intensified reproductive and mobility injustices. It traces shifting configurations of privilege and inequality within marginalized groups whose reproductive desires remain legally and socially unrecognized.
Sara L. Friedman
wiley   +1 more source

Distribution of sex forms in the phanerogamic flora [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
In the plant kingdom, particularly in the phanerogamic flora, hermaphroditism is by far the most common, yet the number of other sex forms is not negligible.
Yampolsky, Cecil, Yampolsky, Helene
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Size and the Not-So-Single Sex: Disentangling the Effects of Size and Budget on Sex Allocation in Hermaphrodites [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
Sex allocation theory explains how size-related variations in male and female fitness may favor the evolution of size-dependent sex allocation in hermaphrodites.
Cadet, C.   +2 more
core   +1 more source

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