Sexual eukaryotic organisms are characterized by an alternation between haploid and
diploid phases. In vascular plants and animals, somatic growth and development occur …

The development of polymerase chain reaction-based methods for assessing the genotypes
of small individual organisms will promote groundbreaking investigations of the genetic …

This article considers how specificity patterns are shaped during the course of parasite
evolution. Parasites are first and foremost specific to site, or microhabitat; host ranges are far …

Nematodes are remarkably successful, both as free-living organisms and as parasites. The
diversity of parasitic lifestyles displayed by nematodes, and the diversity of hosts used …

The ability to reproduce is the key trait that distinguishes living organisms from inorganic
matter, and the strategies used to achieve successful reproduction are almost as diverse as …

Abstract The Family Thelastomidae (Thelastomatoidea; Oxyurida; Nematoda) is revised,
genera are diagnosed and a complete list of species is given. The following genera …

1. This study investigates the evolution of life-history traits in parasitic and free-living
nematodes. A database on 35 species was assembled for values on: body size of female …

A sex guide for all living things and a hilarious natural history in the form of letters to and
answers from the preeminent sexpert in all creation. Dr. Tatiana's Sex Advice to All Creation …

Reproduction is a fundamental feature of life, it is the way life persists across the ages. This
book offers new, wider vistas on this fundamental biological phenomenon, exploring how it …

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 …