Mating-system evolution: succeeding by celibacy.
Orchids are celebrated for their extraordinary diversity of floral strategies, but species with separate sexes are exceedingly rare. A new study shows that females are maintained with hermaphrodites in one such species through an unusual mix of sexual and asexual reproduction. © 2009 Elsevier Ltd. A...
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2009
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| Summary: | Orchids are celebrated for their extraordinary diversity of floral strategies, but species with separate sexes are exceedingly rare. A new study shows that females are maintained with hermaphrodites in one such species through an unusual mix of sexual and asexual reproduction. © 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
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