Clones, hermaphrodites and pregnancies: Nature's oddities offer evolutionary lessons on reproduction

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 286, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-14

  Avise, J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Asexuality; Brooding; Dual sexuality; Mating systems; Natural selection; Parental investment; Parthenogenesis; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

CLONAL ORGANISM; EVOLUTIONARY THEORY; HERMAPHRODITE; NATURAL SELECTION; PARENTAGE; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; PARTHENOGENESIS; PHYLOGENETICS; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SEXUALITY; VERTEBRATE;

EID: 83755182883     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2011.00869.x     Document Type: Review

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