Explaining phenotypic selection on plant attractive characters: male function, gender balance or ecological context?

It is widely agreed that the flowers of hermaphrodite plants evolve in response to selection acting simultaneously through male and female sexual functions, but we know very little about the pattern of gender-specific selection. We review three current hypotheses for gender-specific selection by vie...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Proceedings of the Royal Society. B, Biological sciences Biological sciences, 2004-03, Vol.271 (1539), p.553-559
Hauptverfasser:	Ashman, T.L, Morgan, M.T
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Fertility - physiology Floral Evolution Flowers - anatomy & histology Male Function Models, Biological Natural Selection Phenotype Phenotypic Selection Plant Physiological Phenomena Plants - anatomy & histology Pollen Limitation Pollination Selection, Genetic
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