Independently Evolving Species in Asexual Bdelloid Rotifers

Asexuals are an important test case for theories of why species exist. If asexual clades displayed the same pattern of discrete variation as sexual clades, this would challenge the traditional view that sex is necessary for diversification into species. However, critical evidence has been lacking: a...

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Main Authors: Fontaneto, Diego, Herniou, Elisabeth A, Boschetti, Chiara, Caprioli, Manuela, Melone, Giulio, Ricci, Claudia, Barraclough, Timothy G
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2007
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1828144/