Stick insects that reproduce asexually cannot adapt as quickly in the course of evolution as sexually reproducing species, leading to a decrease in biological diversity, according to new research. An ...

SMBE Journals (Molecular Biology and Evolution and Genome Biology and Evolution) Further analysis of PifA and PifB revealed that they exhibit many of the characteristics of eukaryotic host-associated ...

Reproduction in animals varies from species to species. Some types of reproduction, like parthenogenesis, are more unusual than others. This reproductive method requires only one individual rather ...

Scientists have shed new light on the evolution of an important species of wasp – and believe that the findings could help improve the effectiveness of natural pest control. Dr Rebecca Boulton, from ...