Article
Reduced Mitochondrial Respiration in Hybrid Asexual Lizards.
The American naturalist - 1 May 2022
Klabacka Randy L, Parry Hailey A, Yap Kang Nian, Cook Ryan A, Herron Victoria A, Horne L Miles, Wolak Matthew E, Maldonado Jose A, Fujita Matthew K, Kavazis Andreas N, Oaks Jamie R, Schwartz Tonia S
Abstract excerpt
AbstractThe scarcity of asexual reproduction in vertebrates alludes to an inherent cost. Several groups of asexual vertebrates exhibit lower endurance capacity (a trait predominantly sourced by mitochondrial respiration) compared with congeneric sexual species. Here we measure endurance capacity in five species of Aspidoscelis lizards and examine mitochondrial respiration between sexual and asexual species using...
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