Can asexuality confer a short-term advantage? Investigating apparent biogeographic success in the apomictic triploid fern Myriopteris gracilis.
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DOI: 10.3732/ajb.1700126
Abstract: PREMISE OF THE STUDY Although asexual taxa are generally seen as evolutionary dead ends, asexuality appears to provide a short-term benefit in some taxa, including a wider geographic distribution compared to sexual relatives. However, this… read more here.
Keywords: myriopteris gracilis; short term; gracilis; asexuality ... See more keywords