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 ...

Thousands of species produce genetically identical (clonal) offspring through asexual reproduction 1. However, asexual reproduction is much less common than sexual reproduction is, partly because it ...

(Santa Barbara, Calif.) Why are most organisms sexual? The question of why most species reproduce sexually and others reproduce asexually has stymied biologists for years (particularly since asexual ...