Pronounced and prevalent intersexuality does not impede the ‘Demon Shrimp’ invasion [PDF]
PeerJ, 2015 Crustacean intersexuality is widespread and often linked to infection by sex-distorting parasites. However, unlike vertebrate intersexuality, its association with sexual dysfunction is unclear and remains a matter of debate.
Amaia Green Etxabe +4 more
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Occurrence of Intersex in the Marine Mussel Perumytilus purpuratus (Mollusca: Bivalvia): Does Gonadal Parasitism Play a Role? [PDF]
BiologyIntersexuality is a reproductive phenomenon that occurs in some gonochoric species and refers to the simultaneous presence of both male and female gametes within the same individual.
Pablo A. Oyarzún +5 more
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Genetic diversity, reproductive performance, and genetic enhancement strategies in Huang-Huai goats [PDF]
Frontiers in GeneticsThe Huang-huai goat, indigenous to China’s Huang-Huai Plain, is celebrated for its exceptional reproductive capacity, succulent meat, and superior leather qualities.
Kai Quan +7 more
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The Occurrence of Intersex in Different Populations of the Marine Amphipod Echinogammarus marinus in North-West Brittany – A Longterm-Study [PDF]
Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2021 In the past two decades, an increasing body of studies has been published on the intersex phenomenon in separate-sexed crustaceans from marine and freshwater ecosystems.
Matthias Oetken +16 more
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Identification of a Goat Intersexuality-Associated Novel Variant Through Genome-Wide Resequencing and Hi-C [PDF]
Frontiers in Genetics, 2021 Background: Polled intersex syndrome (PIS) leads to reproductive disorders in goats and exerts a heavy influence on goat breeding. Since 2001, the core variant of an 11.7 kb deletion at ~129 Mb on chromosome 1 (CHI1) has been widely used as a genetic ...
Guang-Xin E +21 more
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Intersex goats show different gene expression levels in the hypothalamus and pituitary compared with non‐intersex goats based on RNA‐Seq [PDF]
Veterinary Medicine and Science, 2022 The conditions for sex reversal in vertebrate species have been extensively studied, and the results highlighted numerous key factors involved in sex differentiation.
Haoyuan Han +8 more
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Another lesson from beautiful monsters: the case of 'sex reversals' in the Ammonoidea and their significance [PDF]
BMC Ecology and Evolution, 2021 Background Expression of sexual dimorphism is recognised in various fossil groups of molluscs such as the Ammonoidea, an extinct group of shelled cephalopods.
Camille Frau, Pierre-Yves Boursicot
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Two Homogametic Genotypes – One Crayfish: On the Consequences of Intersexuality [PDF]
iScience, 2020 Summary: In the Australian redclaw crayfish, Cherax quadricarinatus (WZ/ZZ system), intersexuals, although exhibiting both male and female gonopores, are functional males bearing a female genotype (WZ males).
Tom Levy +10 more
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In Captivity of the Body: Intersex(-uality) in the First Half of the 20th Century
Theatrum Historiae, 2023 The paper focuses on the issue of intersexuality in the Czech medical discourse during the first half of the 20th century, when the term “intersex”, which is officially used today and distinct from intersexuality, did not yet exist.
Denisa Vídeňská
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Elementa, 2022 This paper aims to illustrate Paul B. Preciado’s thought on the epistemology of transition, which should take over from the current epistemological regime of sexual difference based on heterobinarism.
Alessia Franco
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