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01-17-2017, 01:09 PM
Leopard shark makes world-first switch from sexual to asexual reproduction
Leonie the shark astounds researchers by producing live hatchlings after being separated from her mate in 2012
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A leopard shark in an Australian aquarium has reproduced asexually after being separated from her mate.
It is the first reported case of a shark switching from sexual to asexual or parthenogenetic reproduction and only the third reported case among all vertebrate species.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/jan/17/leopard-shark-makes-world-first-switch-from-sexual-to-asexual-reproduction
Leonie the shark astounds researchers by producing live hatchlings after being separated from her mate in 2012
http://hips.htvapps.com/htv-prod-media.s3.amazonaws.com/images/zebra-shark-1484660545.jpg
A leopard shark in an Australian aquarium has reproduced asexually after being separated from her mate.
It is the first reported case of a shark switching from sexual to asexual or parthenogenetic reproduction and only the third reported case among all vertebrate species.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/jan/17/leopard-shark-makes-world-first-switch-from-sexual-to-asexual-reproduction