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Lost Sex - The Evolutionary Biology of Parthenogenesis (Paperback, 2009 ed.)
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Lost Sex - The Evolutionary Biology of Parthenogenesis (Paperback, 2009 ed.)
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Sex is the queen of problems in evolutionary biology. Generations
of researchers have investigated one of the last remaining
evolutionary paradoxes: why sex exists at all. Given that sexual
reproduction is costly from an evolutionary point of view, one
could wonder why not all animals and plants reproduce asexually.
Dozens of contemporary hypotheses attempt to explain the prevalence
of sex and its advantages and predict the early extinction of fully
asexual lineages. The major theme of this book is: what is the fate
of animal and plant groups in which sex is lost? Initial chapters
discuss theory behind asexual life: what major disadvantages do
asexual groups have to face, what are the genetic and ecological
consequences and what does this theory predict for more applied
aspects of asexual life, for example in agricultural pests,
diseases as well as in cultural crops such as grapes. Cases studies
in many animals (focusing on both invertebrates and vertebrates)
and plants reveal parallel, but also singularly novel adaptations
to the absence of meiosis and syngamy. And last but not least, are
asexuals really doomed to early extinction or do genuine ancient
asexuals exist? This book assembles contributions from the most
important research groups dealing with asexual evolution in
eukaryotes. It is a milestone in research on parthenogenesis and
will be useful to undergraduate as well as graduate students and to
senior researchers in all fields of evolutionary biology, as the
paradox of sex remains its queen of problems.
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