Sexual dimorphism in flowering plants

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 67-82

  Barrett, Spencer C H ^a   Hough, Josh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Costs of reproduction; dioecy; flowering plants; niche differentiation; sex chromosomes; sexual antagonism; sexual dimorphism; sexual selection

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS AND RELATED PHENOMENA; EVOLUTION; FLOWER; HISTOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; ECOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL PHENOMENA; FLOWERS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PLANTS; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE;

ANIMALIA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 84871765227     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ers308     Document Type: Review

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