10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SELF-FERTILISING»
Discover the use of
self-fertilising in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
self-fertilising and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Natural History Review
them the self-fertilising homomorphic flowers referred to above, and opposes
them collectively to the alleged ' law of nature,' that both in the vegetable and
animal kingdoms* there shall be an occasional intercross of distinct individuals.
2
Seed Regeneration in Cross-pollinated Species
Second, populations of self- fertilising crops - such as beans - have a low
percentage of cross-fertilisation. Since even a very low rate of cross-fertilisation is
enough to cause heterogeneity at a considerable number of loci, it is necessary
for ...
3
Tropical Estuarine Fishes: Ecology, Exploration and Conservation
This small fish is of great interest, not only because is it one of the few species in
the West Atlantic that is dependent on the mangrove environment (see Chapter 7
), but also because it is the only known self-fertilising hermaphroditic vertebrate ...
Stephen J. M. Blaber,
2008
4
Feminism and sex-extinction
Self-fertilising organism is a female organism with a male organism differentiated
in it Because the female represents the Life-potential of species and the Vital
potential of organisms, a self-fertilising plant or creature must be regarded as a ...
5
Genetic control of
self-incompatibility and reproductive ...
However, an organism that is obligately self-fertilising, could incur inbreeding
depression or loss of vigour due to expression of deleterious genes in the
homozygous state. In contrast, facultative self-fertilisation would provide an
opportunity for ...
Elizabeth G. Williams, A.E. Clarke, R.B. Knox,
1994
6
On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, Or ...
and of the wind in the case of plants, by which an occasional cross could be
effected with terrestrial animals without the concurrence of two individuals. Of
aquatic animals, there are many self-fertilising hermaphrodites ; but here currents
in the ...
7
On Evolution: The Development of the Theory of Natural Selection
Of aquatic animals, there are many self-fertilising hermaphrodites; but here
currents in the water offer an obvious means for an occasional cross. And, as in
the case of flowers, I have as yet failed, after consultation with one of the highest
...
Charles Darwin, Thomas F. Glick, David Kohn,
1996
8
New Zealand Journal of Zoology
For example, R. I. Smith (1957) discussed salinity tolerances of nereid adults,
larvae, and eggs, but not sperm, despite his own observation that the animal he
studied, Nereis limnicota, is an internally self-fertilising species that releases not
...
9
On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection
Of aquatic animals, there are many self-fertilising hermaphrodites; but here
currents in the water offer an obvious means for an occasional cross. And, as in
the case of flowers, I have as yet failed, after consultation with one of the highest
...
10
Arguing for Evolution: An Encyclopedia for Understanding Science
Of aquatic animals, there are many self-fertilising hermaphrodites; but here
currents in the water offer an obvious means for an occasional cross. And, as in
the case of flowers, I have as yet failed, after consultation with one of the highest
...
Randall C. Moore, Sehoya H. Cotner,
2011
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SELF-FERTILISING»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
self-fertilising is used in the context of the following news items.
How bacteria sweet-talk their way into plants
Exactly how these plants are able to distinguish and welcome in compatible rhizobia for this self-fertilising activity—while halting infection by incompatible ... «Scoop.co.nz, Jul 15»
Thorny problems: what should I do about the invasion of the spanish …
Self-fertilising: Spanish slugs, with their distinctive orange appearance, entered Britain in. Use eco-friendly pellets to deter Spanish slugs Photo: Alamy. By Helen ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Mar 15»
What would happen if all the parasites disappeared?
Humans are so hard-wired to mate it would take a long time for us to become asexual or self-fertilising. If we ever did, we would become more genetically alike. «BBC News, Jan 15»
From the age of the dinosaurs?
... only take a single self-fertilising hermaphrodite to establish a new population. In order to do this, we had to establish an evolutionary tree for tadpole shrimps. «Planet Earth, Dec 14»
Killer sperm ravages internal organs of luckless worms
Males of Caenorhabditis nigoni, which reproduces sexually with males and females, mated with Caenorhabditis briggsae, a self-fertilising hermaphrodite. «New Scientist, Jul 14»
How plants may be evolving to the lack of bees
And in some cases, they are becoming self-fertilising. ... pollinating bees may favour the evolution of smaller, self-fertilising flowers that don't require pollinators. «Phys.Org, Jul 14»
Inside Science
Michael Moseley thinks eating insects is a start whilst Marnie Chesterton checks out a field of self-fertilising crops. And the issue that it's not always the amount of ... «BBC News, May 14»
This Agricultural Breakthrough Makes Every Crop Self-Fertilising
We've been using nitrogen fertilisers to bolter crop growth since the neolithic era. But producing enough food for nearly seven billion mouths requires intensive ... «Gizmodo Australia, Jul 13»
Swimmer surprise in undersea sex
Although biologists assumed that the hermaphroditic P. polymerus made up for its short penis by self-fertilising when it couldn't reach a mate, Barazandeh ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jan 13»
British GM scientists scoop $10m Gates grant for self-fertilising cereals
British scientists have secured a $10m grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to develop genetically modified corn, wheat, and rice that requires no ... «Business Green, Jul 12»