Reproductive effort and costs of reproduction do not explain female-biased sex ratios in the moss Pseudocalliergon trifarium (Amblystegiaceae)

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 93, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1313-1319

  Bisang, Irene ^a   Ehrlén, Johan ^b   Hedenäs, Lars ^a  

^a SWEDISH MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Amblystegiaceae; Bryophyte; Prefertilization reproductive effort and costs; Resource allocation; Sex ratio; Sexual branches; Sweden

Indexed keywords

FEMALE; LIFE HISTORY THEORY; MOSS; REPRODUCTIVE COST; REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT; SEX RATIO;

AMBLYSTEGIACEAE; BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; PSEUDOCALLIERGON TRIFARIUM; SPERMATOPHYTA;

EID: 33749453390     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: 00029122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.93.9.1313     Document Type: Article

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