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Local parasite pressures and host genotype modulate epigenetic diversity in a mixed‐mating fish

open access: yesEcology and Evolution, 2019
Parasite‐mediated selection is one of the main drivers of genetic variation in natural populations. The persistence of long‐term self‐fertilization, however, challenges the notion that low genetic variation and inbreeding compromise the host's ability to
Waldir M. Berbel‐Filho   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pollination ecology of Rhynchosia cana (Willd.) DC. (Fabaceae), an erect sub-shrub, in peninsular India

open access: yesJournal of Threatened Taxa, 2017
Rhynchosia cana is a perennial erect sub-shrub.  It flowers during November-January with peak flowering in December.  The flowers are hermaphroditic, nectariferous, self-compatible and display explosive pollination mechanism adapted for pollination by ...
A.J. Solomon Raju, K. Venkata Ramana
doaj   +1 more source

Hermaphroditism: what's not to like? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
Male and female social roles are largely predicated on the fact that male and female reproductive functions are separated in different individuals. This paper asks why gonochorism rather than hermaphroditism, is the rule among vertebrates.
Lena Edlund   +3 more
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Strategic Priorities for Advancing Eating Disorder Risk Reduction: A Narrative Review

open access: yesInternational Journal of Eating Disorders, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Despite decades of advances in treatment, eating disorders continue to impose substantial individual and societal burden, underscoring the need for earlier and more effective risk reduction. Prevention research has expanded considerably, producing a wide range of approaches that target modifiable risk factors, build individual coping skills ...
Hannah K. Jarman
wiley   +1 more source

CRISPR/Cas9-mediated mosaic mutation of SRY gene induces hermaphroditism in rabbits

open access: yes, 2018
Hermaphroditism is a rare disorder that affects sexual development, resulting in individuals with both male and female sexual organs. Hermaphroditism is caused by anomalies in genes regulating sex determination, gonad development, or expression of ...
Mao Chen   +6 more
core   +1 more source

Sexual competition and the evolution of hermaphroditism [PDF]

open access: yes, 1981
The low density model produced by Tomlinson to describe the evolution of hermaphroditism is shown to undervalue the level of gain to hermaphrodites in small populations.
Blick, James, Borgia, Gerald
core   +1 more source

‘Free to Be Me?’: Gender Role Norms Constrain Career Interests Less for Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual People Than for Heterosexual People

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Social Psychology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Societal gender role norms play a crucial role in shaping men's and women's career aspirations. However, prior research documenting this key role of gendered norms has primarily focused on heterosexual women and men in the global North‐West. Previous studies documenting differences in career interests by sexual orientation suggest that gender ...
Katharina Block   +136 more
wiley   +1 more source

A CASE OF HERMAPHRODITISM. [PDF]

open access: yesThe Lancet, 1916
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openaire   +1 more source

Community as Medicine: A Qualitative Exploration of Meaningful Social Support and Health for Trans‐ and Gender‐Diverse People in England

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Social Psychology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The poor mental and physical health of trans‐ and gender‐diverse (TGD) young people is well established and commonly attributed to gender minority stress. Although recent research has shown that social support can mitigate these effects, less attention has been paid to the psychological processes through which this occurs.
Chase Staras   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Gonangium development and medusoid of Nemalecium lighti (Hargitt, 1924) (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa, Haleciidae)

open access: yesScientia Marina, 2000
Based on live specimens of Nemalecium lighti collected in the coasts of La Réunion (Indian Ocean) and São Sebastião (Southeastern coast of Brazil) and kept in the laboratory, we observed the release of short-lived medusoids. The gonangia pass through six
Nicole Gravier-Bonnet, Alvaro E. Migotto
doaj   +1 more source

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