Mechanisms governing sex-ratio variation in dioecious Rumex nivalis

Evolution

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 814-825

  Stehlik, Ivana ^a   Barrett, Spencer C H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Certation; Dioecy; Female biased sex ratios; Life history traits; Male biased mortality; Male specific SCAR primers; Rumex nivalis

Indexed keywords

DIOECY; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; SEX RATIO; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE;

MAGNOLIOPHYTA; POLYGONACEAE; RUMEX NIVALIS;

EID: 17844366104     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0014-3820.2005.tb01755.x     Document Type: Article

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