Sex-allocation plasticity in hermaphrodites of sexually dimorphic Fragaria virginiana (Rosaceae)

Botany

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 231-240

  Bishop, Eric J ^a,b   Spigler, Rachel B ^a,b   Ashman, Tia Lynn ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b Pymatuning Laboratory of Ecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Dioecy; Gynodioecy; Phenotypic plasticity; Sex allocation; Strawberry; Subdioecy

Indexed keywords

DICOTYLEDON; GENOTYPE; HERMAPHRODITE; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; SEED PRODUCTION; SEX ALLOCATION; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM;

FRAGARIA VIRGINIANA; FRAGARIA X ANANASSA; ROSACEAE;

EID: 77649287532     PISSN: 19162804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/B10-005     Document Type: Article

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