Free software lets laptops simulate how aging evolves under selection

Why do some species live for only weeks while others survive for centuries? Researchers at the Leibniz Institute on ...
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The Evolution of reproduction / edited by C.R. Austin and R.V. Short ; ill. by John R. Fuller

Ohno, S. The development of sexual reproduction. -- Sharman, G.B. Evolution of viviparity in mammals. -- Jewell, P.A. Selection for reproductive success. -- Short, R ...
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Global effort aims to unravel evolution of reproduction in living organisms

The Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) forms part of an international consortium that is preparing the Tree of Sex project, an ambitious initiative aimed at decoding the evolutionary complexity ...
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What to read this week: Lixing Sun's ambitious On the Origin of Sex

Ducks with corkscrew penises, fish changing sex – what do we really know about sex and reproduction on Earth? Less than we ...
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New book from CSHL Press explores the evolution of sexual reproduction

The genetic interests of males and females often diverge; traits favored by one sex can be costly to the other. Over time, this "battle of the sexes," or sexual conflict, has important evolutionary ...
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Reproduction in mammals, edited by C. R. Austin and R. V. Short. Illus. by John R. Fuller

v. 1. Germ cells and fertilization.--v. 2. Embryonic and fetal development.--v. 3. Hormones in reproduction.--v. 4. Reproductive patterns.--v. 5. Artificial control ...