Does inbreeding avoidance maintain gender dimorphism in Wurmbea dioica (Colchicaceae)?

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1497-1506

  Ramsey, M ^a   Vaughton, G ^a   Peakall, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dioecy; Gender plasticity; Gynodioecy; Inbreeding depression; Outcrossing rate; Self fertilization; Subdioecy; Wurmbea

Indexed keywords

DIMORPHISM; GENDER DISPARITY; IMPORT; INBREEDING AVOIDANCE; OUTCROSSING; REPRODUCTIVE POTENTIAL;

ANGIOSPERM; ARTICLE; EVOLUTION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INBREEDING; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT SEED; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

EVOLUTION; INBREEDING; LILIACEAE; REPRODUCTION; SEEDS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

COLCHICACEAE; WURMBEA DIOICA;

EID: 33746924687     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2006.01129.x     Document Type: Article

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