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Gynodioecy in an animal

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GYNODIOECY, a breeding system in which the population consists of hermaphrodites and females only is a well known botanical phenomenon with, a literature dating back at least to Darwin1, It has never previously been reported in an animal.

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DUNN, D. Gynodioecy in an animal. Nature 253, 528–529 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1038/253528a0

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