An experimental test of the effects of resources and sex ratio on maternal fitness and phenotypic selection in gynodioecious Fragaria virginiana

Evolution

Volumn 61, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1900-1911

  Case, Andrea L ^a,b   Ashman, Tia Lynn ^b  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Dioecy; Fragaria; Gynodioecy; Natural selection; Plant gender; Relative fertility; Rosaceae; Sex ratio; Sex differential plasticity; Sexual dimorphism

Indexed keywords

DICOTYLEDON; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FECUNDITY; FERTILITY; FITNESS; HERMAPHRODITE; NATURAL SELECTION; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SEED PRODUCTION; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM;

ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; EVOLUTION; GENETIC SELECTION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT SEED; REPRODUCTION; SEX RATIO; STRAWBERRY;

ECOSYSTEM; EVOLUTION; FRAGARIA; PHENOTYPE; REPRODUCTION; SEEDS; SELECTION (GENETICS); SEX RATIO;

FRAGARIA; FRAGARIA VIRGINIANA; FRAGARIA X ANANASSA; ROSACEAE;

EID: 34547658185     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: 15585646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2007.00148.x     Document Type: Article

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