Curr Biol. 2011 Jul 12;21(13):R495-7. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2011.06.010.
One hope of trying to understand why sex is so powerful and prevalent a mode of reproduction relies on the rare examples of animals that persist long-term without having sex. Now, several species of stick insects join that illustrious circle.
有一种研究思路是,试图去理解为什么性是如此强大且普遍的一种生殖模式,其中一个方法是去研究那些罕见的、能够长期无需进行有性繁殖的动物。现在,有几种竹节虫已经加入到了这个杰出的行列中。