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Age-dependent plasticity in reproductive investment, regeneration capacity and survival in a partially clonal animal (Hydra oligactis).
The Journal of animal ecology - 1 Oct 2020
Sebestyén Flóra, Miklós Máté, Iván Katalin, Tökölyi Jácint
Abstract excerpt
Asexual reproduction diversifies life-history priorities and is associated with unusual reproduction and somatic maintenance patterns, such as constant fertility with age, extensive regeneration ability and negligible senescence. While age-dependent plasticity in relative allocation to sexual versus asexual reproductive modes is relatively well studied, the modulation of somatic maintenance traits in parallel...
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