"Virgin Birth" Seen in Wild Snakes, Even When Males Are Available

Friday, September 14, 2012 - 19:00 in Biology & Nature

Who needs males? Even with potential fathers afoot—er, a-slither—vipers reproduce asexually, and surprisingly frequently, study says.

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