Female‐producing parthenogenesis can be induced by endosymbionts that increase their
transmission by manipulating host reproduction. Our literature survey indicates that such …

The persistence of sexual reproduction in the face of competition from asexual invaders is
more likely if asexual lineages are produced infrequently or have low fitness. The generation …

Evolution without sex is predicted to impact genomes in numerous ways. Case studies of
individual parthenogenetic animals have reported peculiar genomic features that were …

Mating systems have profound effects on genetic diversity and compatibility. The convergent
evolution of self-fertilization in three Caenorhabditis species provides a powerful lens to …

Although asexual lineages evolved from sexual lineages in many different taxa, the genetics
of sex loss remains poorly understood. We addressed this issue in the pea aphid …

After the loss of a trait, theory predicts that the molecular machinery underlying its
phenotypic expression should decay. Yet, empirical evidence is contrasting. Here, we test …

Parthenogenesis is asexual reproduction without any required participation from males and,
as such, is a null model for sexual reproduction. In a comparative context, we can expand …

Animal morphology is influenced by several factors, including gonadal development and
gametogenesis. Although their effects are well documented in male/female differentiation …

Abstract Changes from sexual reproduction to female-producing parthenogenesis
(thelytoky) have great evolutionary and ecological consequences, but how many times …

Behavioural traits are often noted to persist after relaxation or removal of associated
selection pressure, whereas it has been observed that morphological traits under similar …