Fisher vs. the Worms: Extraordinary Sex Ratios in Nematodes and the Mechanisms that Produce Them

Parker, Baker, and Smith provided the first robust theory explaining why anisogamy evolves in parallel in multicellular organisms. Anisogamy sets the stage for the emergence of separate sexes, and for another phenomenon with which Parker is associated: sperm competition. In outcrossing taxa with sep...

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Main Authors: Justin Van Goor, Diane C. Shakes, Eric S. Haag
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-07-01
Series:Cells
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/10/7/1793