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Variation in the strength of male mate choice allows long-term coexistence of sperm-dependent asexuals and their sexual hosts.
Evolution; international journal of organic evolution - 1 Oct 2010
Mee Jonathan A, Otto Sarah P
Abstract excerpt
In several asexual taxa, reproduction requires mating with related sexual species to stimulate egg development, even though genetic material is not incorporated from the sexuals (gynogenesis). In cases in which gynogens do not invest in male function, they can potentially have a twofold competitive advantage over sexuals because the asexuals avoid the cost of producing males. If unmitigated, however, the...
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