Parthenogenesis in oribatid mites (Acari, Oribatida): Evolution without sex

Lost Sex: The Evolutionary Biology of Parthenogenesis

Volumn 9789048127702, Issue , 2009, Pages 241-257

  Heethoff, Michael ^a   Norton, Roy A ^b   Scheu, Stefan ^c   Maraun, Mark ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-2770-2_12     Document Type: Chapter

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