Geographic Parthenogenesis: Recurrent Patterns Down Under
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A recent study reports striking similarities in the origin and spread of parthenogenesis in two distantly related animals of the Australian arid zone, suggesting that the loss of sex was driven by a very general selective force.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Current Biology
دوره 16 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2006