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KEY ROLE. “Viruses played a fundamental role in evolution.” https://lnkd.in/guhpmyR View in LinkedIn

FEMALE IMPACT. "Flowering synchrony and floral sex ratio have the potential to influence the mating opportunities and reproductive success through female function." https://lnkd.in/encXPYB View in LinkedIn

ROLE IN BIRTH. “Retroviruses are linked to the birth of children and are found in the wombs of pregnant woman, in the placenta.” https://lnkd.in/guhpmyR View in LinkedIn

ABUNDANT EVIDENCE. “The fingerprints of viruses can be found everywhere in life’s history.” https://lnkd.in/guhpmyR View in LinkedIn

LEGACY. “Many of the attributes of cells that exist today can be traced back to simple viral origins.” https://lnkd.in/guhpmyR View in LinkedIn

ORIGIN. “Ancient giant Mimi virus may have been able to replicate without a host, and have served as the first cellular nucleus, a command and control center that allowed life to get more elaborate.” https://lnkd.in/guhpmyR View in LinkedIn

FINDING. "The functional significance of floral display is not the total number of flowers produced by an inflorescence or ramet but rather the number of flowers in anthesis each day." https://lnkd.in/encXPYB View in LinkedIn

FLOWER DURATION. "Studies investigating flower dimorphism and floral display with unisexual flowers (monoecy or dioecy) often report male function extends the duration of their floral displays through producing or opening only a fraction of their flowers each day compared to female function." https://lnkd.in/encXPYB View in LinkedIn

IMPACT OF SEX RATIO. "In monoecious populations, the floral sex ratio also has the potential to affect mating opportunities. Pollinator-meditated selection should result in larger male floral displays and hence higher ratio of male to female flowers, because the number of male flowers influences pollen production and attraction to pollinators. On the other hand, sexual selection should favor extended duration of male function, thus increasing the number and variety of mating partners." https://lnkd.in/encXPYB View in LinkedIn

PREVAILING PREMISE. "Theoretical studies have predicted that reproductive asynchrony, which occurs when males and females are reproductively active at different times, could increase reproductive failure as the probability of temporal overlap of potential mates, especially in small populations, is reduced." https://lnkd.in/encXPYB View in LinkedIn