Dynamics of sex ratio and genetics in populations with mixed sexual and asexual reproduction

Biological populations that reproduce both sexually and asexually are frequent in nature. An example is the brown algae Fucus radicans that is endemic to the Baltic Sea and reproduces both sexually and through cloning. This species displays intriguing patterns of sex ratio and genetic diversity. A specic female genotype, sometimes referred to as the superfemale [I], is widespread and dominat…