Hermaphroditism: a primer on the biology, ecology, and evolution of dual sexuality
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Main Author: Avise, John C. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York Columbia University Press c2011
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Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
While members of most sexually reproducing species are either male or female, individuals belonging to the rest of the biological world are not so simply defined. Hermaphroditic creatures reproduce both as a male and as a female, providing a fascinating example of alternative sexual practice and its ecological and evolutionary successes.Eloquently written by an award-winning biologist and pioneer in molecular ecology, this primer traces the phenomenon of hermaphroditism throughout Earth's species and the adaptive significance of alternative sexual systems. The volume's accessible and richly il
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xv, 232 p)
ISBN:9780231527156

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