Determinants of sex allocation in a gynodioecious wild strawberry: Implications for the evolution of dioecy and sexual dimorphism

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 648-661

  Ashman, T L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b Pymatuning Laboratory of Ecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Dioecy; Fragaria virginiana; Genetic trade off; Gynodioecy; Sex allocation

Indexed keywords

DIOECY; EVOLUTION; GYNODIOECY; SEX ALLOCATION; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; VASCULAR PLANT;

FRAGARIA VIRGINIANA;

EID: 0032992670     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1420-9101.1999.00059.x     Document Type: Article

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