Diversity and evolution of reproductive systems in Mycocepurus fungus-growing ants
The general prevalence of sexual reproduction over asexual reproduction among metazoans testifies to the evolutionary, long-term benefits of genetic recombination. Despite the benefits of genetic recombination under sexual reproduction, asexual organisms sporadically occur throughout the tree of li...
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2012
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2152/ETD-UT-2010-05-1332 |