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Evolutionary and ecological implications of sexual parasitism

Date

Authors

Lehtonen, Jussi

Schmidt, Daniel J.

Heubel, Katja

Kokko, Hanna

Publisher

Elsevier

Abstract

Sexual parasites offer unique insights into asexual and sexual reproduction. They mate with a 'host' whose genetic contribution is discarded either immediately (in androgenesis or gynogenesis) or after a delay of one generation (in hybridogenesis). The di

Keywords

Keywords: degradation; evolution; evolutionary theory; genomics; host-parasite interaction; parasitism; sexual reproduction; animal; ecosystem; evolution; genetics; hybridization; physiology; reproduction; review; Animals; Biological Evolution; Ecosystem; Hybridiza

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/84641

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1016/j.tree.2012.12.006

Restricted until

2037-12-31

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