Abstract: Although sexual reproduction is the most common reproductive strategy in most vertebrates but there is asexual mode of reproductions also being reported in several squamate reptiles. It is perhaps an evolutionary reproductive strategy to avoid immediate extinction where population size is drastically low during colonization in newly formed habitats. Most of the asexual populations are perhaps hybrids gradually originated from their sexual parents due to intense ecological resource competition.
Keywords: Sexual reproduction, asexual reproduction, parthenogenesis, automictic reproduction, squamates.
Title: A Brief Review on Asexual Reproduction in Indian Squamate Reptiles
Author: PULKIT SHARMA, M. VIJAY, DEBANIK MUKHERJEE
International Journal of Life Sciences Research
ISSN 2348-313X (Print), ISSN 2348-3148 (online)
Vol. 12, Issue 3, July 2024 - September 2024
Page No: 33-36
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Published Date: 23-September-2024
