Multicellularity Drives the Evolution of Sexual Traits

From the male peacock’s tail plumage to the floral displays of flowering plants, traits related to sexual reproduction are often complex and exaggerated. Why has sexual reproduction become so complicated? Why have such exaggerated sexual traits evolved? Early work posited a connection between multic...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The American naturalist 2018-09, Vol.192 (3), p.E93-E105
Hauptverfasser:	Hanschen, Erik R., Herron, Matthew D., Wiens, John J., Nozaki, Hisayoshi, Michod, Richard E.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Algae Biological Evolution Cells Chlamydomonas reinhardtii - genetics Complexity E-Article Eggs Evolution Fertilization Flowering Meiosis Plants (botany) Plumage Reproduction Reproduction (biology) Sex Characteristics Sexual dimorphism Sexual reproduction Species Volvox - genetics Zygotes
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