Impacts of floral gender and whole-plant gender on floral evolution in Ecballium elaterium (Cucurbitaceae)

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 475-487

  Costich, Denise E ^a   Meagher, Thomas R ^b  

^a United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service and Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bateman's Principle; Cucurbitaceae; Deceit pollination; Dioecy; Mediterranean flora; Monoecy; Reproductive compensation; Sexual dimorphism

Indexed keywords

DIOECY; EVOLUTION; FLOWER; GENDER; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM;

CUCUMIS SATIVUS; CUCURBITACEAE; ECBALLIUM ELATERIUM;

EID: 0035699143     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bijl.2001.0600     Document Type: Article

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