While there are plenty of weird animals in nature, some of the strangest organisms can only be seen under a microscope. Here ...

Even highly regenerative animals like tunicates and sponges ... and generate new tissues during maintenance, asexual reproduction, and regeneration. In the study, "Developmental onset of planarian ...

While most animals reproduce sexually ... Starfish (or sea stars) demonstrate an extraordinary form of asexual reproduction through fragmentation and regeneration. While they can reproduce sexually by ...

This ability may also have evolved alongside their mode of asexual reproduction through fission. Another hypothesis is that regeneration was an ancestral trait that was lost in most animal lineages as ...

Reproduction in animals varies from species to species ... There are a surprisingly large number of asexual animals that ...

Genetic diversity is key to a species’ long-term survival, giving populations, whether human or animal ... switching to asexual reproduction developed as a last-ditch effort for a species ...

Our new research explored the benefits of regrowth for 30 threatened animal species in Queensland ... our research has shown embracing natural regeneration potential in Queensland will have ...

Activity: Grow a plant via asexual reproduction Three years later, he sent a pair of them to a friend in England. On this friend’s death, they were sold to the Duke of Devonshire, who grew ...

The intensification of livestock production systems is a prerequisite to meet the growing demand for animal products. Genetic selection, assisted reproductive technologies and optimized reproduction ...

In contrast, Apomixis results from mitosis, during which genes split independently. There are a surprisingly large number of asexual animals that reproduce using parthenogenesis. These animals are ...

The authors describe the morphology and development of the reproductive system, its changes upon degrowth and regeneration, and the animals' egg-laying behaviour. The evidence is convincing, with ...