Nightshades' Mating Habits Strike Uneasy Evolutionary Balance

Research led by two UIC biologists found that the strong short-term advantages enjoyed by self-fertilizing plants can be offset by long-term advantages found in species that strictly avoid self-fertilization. The finding, reported in Science, underscores that both individual and species characteristics can strongly shape how a group of plants evolve and diversify.

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