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Explore the complex biological patterns of reproduction in this academic text from Springer. Transitions Between Sexual Systems addresses a major challenge in evolutionary biology: explaining why different taxa possess specific sexual systems. While significant progress has been made regarding angiosperms, many animal taxa and various plant groups remain poorly understood. This book provides a detailed look at the distribution of sexual systems, including simultaneous hermaphroditism, sequential hermaphroditism, environmental sex determination, dioecy, and androdioecy. It investigates why these systems are often highly conservative, with entire phyla and classes characterized by specific reproductive traits. Designed for researchers and students in biological sciences, this work helps bridge the gap in current evolutionary theories. By examining the mechanisms and pathways between different systems, it offers a deeper understanding of the evolutionary processes that shape life across the animal and plant kingdoms.

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Examines the distribution of various sexual systems such as dioecy, androdioecy, and environmental sex determination among different taxa.

Provides a deep dive into the mechanisms of simultaneous and sequential hermaphroditism to aid evolutionary biology research.

Addresses the lack of predictive theory for sexual systems in the majority of animal taxa and various plant groups.

Analyzes why sexual systems remain highly conservative across whole phyla and classes in the animal kingdom.

Offers academic insights into the evolutionary pathways that connect different reproductive strategies in biological organisms.

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Hardcover
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Amazon UK
Release Date
29 May 2019
Listed Since
17 May 2018

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