High frequency of apomixis in subterranean islands challenges macro-climatic models of geographical parthenogenesis
Long‐Fei Fu, Chi Xiong, Hao Nie, Zi‐Bing Xin, Fang Wen, Yi‐Gang Wei, Alexandre K. Monro
This study investigates apomixis in subterranean caves and challenges the macro-climatic model of geographical parthenogenesis by showing pollination barriers, not climate stress, drive apomixis.
bioRxiv · Aug 22, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology