Exploring the genetic basis and proximate causes of female fertility advantage in gynodioecious Thymus vulgaris

Evolution

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1510-1520

  Thompson, John D ^a   Tarayre, Michéle ^a,b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

Gynodioecy; Inbreeding depression; Lamiaceae; Outcrossing rate; Seed production; Sex ratio

Indexed keywords

FEMALE FERTILITY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIANCE; HERMAPHRODITISM; INBREEDING; SEED PRODUCTION;

FERTILITY; GYNODIOECY; INBREEDING DEPRESSION; MATERNAL EFFECT;

LAMIACEAE; THYMUS VULGARIS;

EID: 0033678176     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0014-3820.2000.tb00697.x     Document Type: Article

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