Do mourning geckos reproduce asexually?

Do mourning geckos reproduce asexually? Mourning Geckos have a unique way of reproducing! It is called parthenogenesis, a type of asexual reproduction, that allows Mourning Geckos and other reptile to reproduce without males. What geckos are parthenogenesis? There are six parthenogenetic gecko species in five genera: Hemidactylus garnotii (Indo-Pacific house gecko), Hemidactylus vietnamensis (Vietnamese house […]

How old is my brachiopod fossil?

How old is my brachiopod fossil? 550 million years Brachiopods have a very long history of life on Earth; at least 550 million years. They first appear as fossils in rocks of earliest Cambrian age and their descendants survive, albeit relatively rarely, in today’s oceans and seas. How would you tell the difference between an […]

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