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Why reproduction often takes two

Aneil F. Agrawal
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Aneil F. Agrawal: University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3B2, Canada. a.agrawal@utoronto.ca

Nature, 2009, vol. 462, issue 7271, 294-295

Abstract: On the face of it, self-fertilization is the efficient way to breed: compared with outcrossing, there's usually much less fuss, for a start. So why isn't reproduction by selfing far more prevalent than it is?

Date: 2009
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