Unisexual salamander evolution: A long, strange trip
Wednesday, July 25, 2018 - 12:31
in Paleontology & Archaeology
The reproductive history of the unisexual, ladies-only salamander species is full of evolutionary surprises. In a new study, a team of researchers at The Ohio State University traced the animals' genetic history back 3.4 million years and found some head-scratching details - primarily that they seem to have gone for millions of years without any DNA contributions from male salamanders and still have managed to persist.