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    Sex and Evolution. (MPB-8), Volume 8
    Sex and Evolution. (MPB-8), Volume 8
    Sex and Evolution. (MPB-8), Volume 8
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    Sex and Evolution. (MPB-8), Volume 8

    By George Christopher Williams

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    This book explores the relationship between various types of reproduction and the evolutionary process. Starting with the concept of meiosis, George C. Williams states the conditions under which an organism with both sexual and asexual reproductive capacities will employ each mode. He argues that in low-fecundity higher organisms, sexual reproduction is generally maladaptive, and persists because there is no ready means of developing an asexual alternative.


    The book then considers the evolutionary development of diverse forms of sexuality, such as anisogamy, hermaphroditism. and the evolution of differences between males and females in reproductive strategy. The final two chapters examine the effect of genetic recombination on the evolutionary process itself.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPrinceton University Press
    Release dateMar 31, 2020
    ISBN9780691209920
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