Re: NANFA-- Rivulus reproduction

EELReprah_at_aol.com
Wed, 29 Dec 1999 10:16:44 EST

In a message dated 12/29/99 12:26:11 AM, whimbrel_at_home.com writes:

<< fascinated by the (probable?) absence of genetic
diversity that would otherwise be present in
sexually-reproducing species >>

As I understand the situation with Rivulus marmoratus, they do occasionally
produce a functional male and then there is some diversity introduced. Or
maybe I remember wrong.

Lee Harper

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