Journal of theoretical biologyAnimalsRotiferaModelsBiologicalFemale
Timing the initiation of sex: Delay mechanisms alter fitness outcomes in a rotifer population model.
Bethany L F Stevens, Silke F van Daalen, Tirzah J Blomquist, Kristin E Gribble, Michael G Neubert
Published: 202610.1016/j.jtbi.2025.112333
Abstract
Species that inhabit variable environments have complex mechanisms to precisely time their life-history transitions as conditions change. One such mechanism in rotifers is a block on sexual reproduction that extends across multiple asexual generation…
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