Sexual reproduction: what’s the fuss?
In terms of population growth speeds, asexual animals have a significant advantage: so why do so many species use sexual reproduction to propagate? One of the basic evolutionary weapons in the arsenal of a species competing for dominance in an environment is the ability to grow and spread rapidly, like a thicket of brambles overtaking an ecosystem and blocking out the light for other vegetation. One way of gaining a head start in the race to produce the most offspring is for all members of a species to bear young: meaning that, at maximum capacity, all mature members of a...
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