drinkwine732Posts: 20,418destroyer of motherfuckers
"The scientists think boa females may therefore have the ability to alternate between sexual and asexual reproduction. "
This is a troubling statement.
This goes against a lot of evolutionary concepts. While it may seem rash on my part, I believe these scientists to be wrong.
How can it be wrong when there's physical proof that she asexually reproduced?
I'm saying there's more to this than they claim or know. I don't think that article mentioned if they were sterile or not, which would be a very valuable piece of information. If they're sterile, then sure, it's possible but to asexually produce fertile offspring is surprising and would result, naturally, in a vast majority of females in the natural population, which I don't think is the case.
"The scientists think boa females may therefore have the ability to alternate between sexual and asexual reproduction. "
This is a troubling statement.
This goes against a lot of evolutionary concepts. While it may seem rash on my part, I believe these scientists to be wrong.
How can it be wrong when there's physical proof that she asexually reproduced?
I'm saying there's more to this than they claim or know. I don't think that article mentioned if they were sterile or not, which would be a very valuable piece of information. If they're sterile, then sure, it's possible but to asexually produce fertile offspring is surprising and would result, naturally, in a vast majority of females in the natural population, which I don't think is the case.
If who is sterile? Who is "they"? The offspring? And it doesn't say if the offspring are fertile or not. They could be, like the article, capable of both asexual and sexual reproduction.
As far as a majority of Females, no, not necessarily. According to the article, this is the first time it's happened, so one female Boa producing 22 female babies isn't going to make a huge difference in the population.
drinkwine732Posts: 20,418destroyer of motherfuckers
If who is sterile? Who is "they"? The offspring? And it doesn't say if the offspring are fertile or not. They could be, like the article, capable of both asexual and sexual reproduction.
As far as a majority of Females, no, not necessarily. According to the article, this is the first time it's happened, so one female Boa producing 22 female babies isn't going to make a huge difference in the population.
Well, this is the first time it's been naturally observed, it doesn't lead me to believe that this is the first time it has happened.
Yes, I believe in order for this to be biologically possible, the offspring have to be sterile, therefore capable of no natural reproduction at all.
i tried to find an ebony [black] chin while i went to get cuppy, but they werent old enough to be separted from their mother yet. omfg fennec foxes and hedgehogs! want.
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Can you post a pic of the purple?
If who is sterile? Who is "they"? The offspring? And it doesn't say if the offspring are fertile or not. They could be, like the article, capable of both asexual and sexual reproduction.
As far as a majority of Females, no, not necessarily. According to the article, this is the first time it's happened, so one female Boa producing 22 female babies isn't going to make a huge difference in the population.
But yes it it. Look in between the Yellows and Whites lol.
Yes, I believe in order for this to be biologically possible, the offspring have to be sterile, therefore capable of no natural reproduction at all.
http://www.constrictors.com/images/AlbinoRetics/PurpleAlbino.jpg
omfg fennec foxes and hedgehogs!
want.
surprisingly, i miss this dog more than the owner
they curl into little spikey balls
And i saw an alibno hedhehog at the show he was so adorable he kept trying to climg.