The role that epigenetic inheritance can play in adaptation may differ between sexuals and
asexuals because (1) the dynamics of adaptation differ under sexual and asexual …

Somatic mutations are common in plants, and they may accumulate and be passed on to
gametes. The determinants of somatic mutation accumulation include the intraorganismal …

In theory, females that reproduce asexually should enjoy a twofold advantage in fitness over
sexual females, yet sex remains the predominant mode of reproduction in virtually all …

The advent of simple and affordable tools for molecular identification of novel insect
invaders and assessment of population diversity has changed the face of invasion biology in …

Root-knot nematodes (RKN) of the genus Meloidogyne are biotrophic plant parasites of
major agricultural importance, which exhibit very variable modes of reproduction, from …

Laboratory cultures are important tools for investigating the biology of microalgae, allowing
experimentation under controlled conditions. This control is critical for comparative studies …

Asexual organisms that naturally coexist with sexual relatives may hold the key to
understanding the maintenance of sex and recombination, a long‐standing problem in …

Adaptation of reef corals to climate change is an issue of much debate, and often viewed as
too slow a process to be of relevance over decadal time scales. This notion is based on the …

In the present study we investigate the genetic diversity within the asexually reproducing
tardigrade Echiniscus testudo. The present study is the first to sample a tardigrade species …

Apomixis, the asexual reproduction via seed, has long been regarded a blind alley of
evolution. This hypothesis was based on the assumption that apomixis is an irreversible …