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Contents
TABLES | 15 |
List of Figures | 17 |
with Different Breeding Systems and Ploidies | 55 |
Theories of Sex | 79 |
a Simple Deterministic Model of the Tangled Bank as | 134 |
Parthenogenesis and Vegetative Reproduction in Multicellular Animals | 160 |
Freshwater Ostracods | 256 |
Populations of the Isopod Trichoniscus pusillus | 267 |
of Obligate and Cyclical Thelytoky | 400 |
Number | 417 |
and Habitat Description in Carex | 428 |
Eukaryotes | 450 |
Taxa of Freeliving Gametogamous Algae and Protozoans | 487 |
Metagenetics | 498 |
Bibliography | 514 |
Taxonomic Index | 594 |
European Weevil Otiorrhynchus dubius | 307 |
A Comparative and Experimental Critique of the Theories | 332 |
Epiphenomena of Sexuality | 393 |
Author Index | 614 |
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Common terms and phrases
allele amictic amphimictic amphimixis animals apomictic apomixis arrhenotoky asexual population asexual reproduction autogamy automictic automixis best-man hypothesis Biol budding cells chiasma frequency chromosome number chromosomes cladocerans clonal clones colony correlation cost of sex cycle develop diploid dispersal diversity ecological effect eggs environment equilibrium evolution favourable fertilized fission fitness freshwater function fusion gametes gemmules gene genera genome genotype genus gonochoric growing season habitats haploid hermaphroditic heterogonic heterozygosity Hydra Incidence of Parthenogenesis increase larvae lation loci locus males marine Maynard Smith medusae meiosis mictic mode of reproduction mutation natural populations niches occur offspring organisms ostracods parasites partheno parthenogenetic parthenogenetic species ploidy polyp polyploid ponds popu prediction produced progeny propagules rate of recombination rotifers seems selection self-fertilization sexual and asexual sexual individuals sexual period sexual population sexual reproduction single sperm sponges statoblasts syngamy Table tangled bank taxa thelytokous theory triploid usually vegetative whilst zooids Zool zygote
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Masterpiece of Nature :: The Evolution and Genetics of Sexuality Croom Helm Biology in Medicine Series Croom Helm applied biology series |
| Author | Graham Bell |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | CUP Archive, 1982 |
| ISBN | 0856647535, 9780856647536 |
| Length | 635 pages |
| Subjects | › › Juvenile Nonfiction / Science & Nature / General Science / General |
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