Direct and indirect effects of a sex-biased antagonist on male and female fertility: Consequences for reproductive trait evolution in a gender-dimorphic plant

American Naturalist

Volumn 169, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 595-608

  Ashman, Tia Lynn ^a   Penet, Laurent ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Dioecy; Florivory; Natural selection; Plant animal interactions; Pollination; Sexual dimorphism

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; ANTAGONISM; BEETLE; EVOLUTION; FERTILITY; GYNODIOECY; HERMAPHRODITE; NATURAL SELECTION; PEST DAMAGE; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVOLUTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FERTILITY; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; STRAWBERRY; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES; WEEVIL;

ANIMALS; EVOLUTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FERTILITY; FRAGARIA; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PENNSYLVANIA; PHENOTYPE; SELECTION (GENETICS); SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEX FACTORS; WEEVILS;

ANIMALIA; CURCULIONIDAE; FRAGARIA X ANANASSA;

EID: 34247508122     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/513150     Document Type: Article

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