The halfbeaks show an exceptionally wide range of reproductive modes.

According to the asexual or sexual reproductive mode, offsprings are produced by randomly choosing (with replacement) parent individual(s) from current generation.

An individual polyp uses both reproductive modes within its lifetime.

The plant has two reproductive modes.

The reproductive mode may also have varied within the group.

They also are used as model organisms in various other biological fields e.g. due to their interesting reproductive mode in evolutionary ecology.

A peculiar aspect characterising this new species is its novel life history and reproductive mode.

The authors consider the reproductive mode of B. angolafa as a derived character, having evolved from the more typical reproduction in lentic water bodies.

The latter is a very rare reproductive mode in animals, in which populations are made of hermaphrodites, with a small proportion of males.

Although a wide range of reproductive modes are used by snakes, all snakes employ internal fertilization.