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Evolution of sex: mating rituals of a pre-metazoan.

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Umen, J; Heitman, J
Published in: Curr Biol
November 18, 2013

Sex is pervasive throughout eukaryotes, yet many species have not been caught in the act. Now, a sexual cycle has been discovered in the choanoflagellate Salpingoeca rosetta, a pre-metazoan evolutionary model, opening a window on metazoan sexual evolution.

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Curr Biol

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1879-0445

Publication Date

November 18, 2013

Volume

23

Issue

22

Start / End Page

R1006 / R1008

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Recombination, Genetic
  • Developmental Biology
  • Choanoflagellata
  • Biological Evolution
  • 52 Psychology
  • 32 Biomedical and clinical sciences
  • 31 Biological sciences
  • 17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences
  • 11 Medical and Health Sciences
  • 06 Biological Sciences
 

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Umen, J., & Heitman, J. (2013). Evolution of sex: mating rituals of a pre-metazoan. Curr Biol, 23(22), R1006–R1008. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2013.10.009
Umen, James, and Joseph Heitman. “Evolution of sex: mating rituals of a pre-metazoan.Curr Biol 23, no. 22 (November 18, 2013): R1006–8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2013.10.009.
Umen J, Heitman J. Evolution of sex: mating rituals of a pre-metazoan. Curr Biol. 2013 Nov 18;23(22):R1006–8.
Umen, James, and Joseph Heitman. “Evolution of sex: mating rituals of a pre-metazoan.Curr Biol, vol. 23, no. 22, Nov. 2013, pp. R1006–08. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.cub.2013.10.009.
Umen J, Heitman J. Evolution of sex: mating rituals of a pre-metazoan. Curr Biol. 2013 Nov 18;23(22):R1006–R1008.
Journal cover image

Published In

Curr Biol

DOI

EISSN

1879-0445

Publication Date

November 18, 2013

Volume

23

Issue

22

Start / End Page

R1006 / R1008

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Recombination, Genetic
  • Developmental Biology
  • Choanoflagellata
  • Biological Evolution
  • 52 Psychology
  • 32 Biomedical and clinical sciences
  • 31 Biological sciences
  • 17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences
  • 11 Medical and Health Sciences
  • 06 Biological Sciences