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Genomes on the beach: The International Conference on Polyploidy, Hybridization, and Biodiversity

Posted on 20 May, 2016 by Rob Denton

I’ve spent the last week in Rovinj, Croatia at the International Conference on Polyploidy, Hybridization, and Biodiversity. I’ve been thinking (and writing) a great deal about polyploidy recently, and this meeting was certainly the impetus for much, much more of … Continue reading →

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Polyploidy can melt the frozen niche

Posted on 6 May, 2015 by Rob Denton

The rabbit hole of asexual reproduction literature is full of weird detours in the evolution of life. There are asexual lineages that facultatively have sex, asexuals that still need sperm from other species,  and asexuals that steal sperm from other species, … Continue reading →

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