Regional variation in sex ratios and sex allocation in androdioecious Mercurialis annua

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1467-1477

  Pannell, J R ^a   Eppley, S M ^b   Dorken, M E ^c   Berjano, R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Androdioecy; Colonization; Dioecy; Extinction; Mercurialis annua; Self fertilization; Sex ratio; Wind pollination

Indexed keywords

ANDRODIOECY; ANEMOPHILY; AUTOGAMY; COLONIZATION; DICOTYLEDON; SEX ALLOCATION; SEX RATIO; SPATIAL VARIATION;

EUPHORBIACEAE; MERCURIALIS ANNUA;

EUPHORBIACEAE; EVOLUTION; FERTILIZATION; HERMAPHRODITE; PHYSIOLOGY; POLLINATION; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REPRODUCTION;

BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; EUPHORBIACEAE; FERTILIZATION; HERMAPHRODITIC ORGANISMS; POLLINATION; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 84903439618     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jeb.12352     Document Type: Article

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