Variation and evolution of sex ratios at the northern range limit of a sexually polymorphic plant

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1454-1466

  Yakimowski, S B ^a   Barrett, S C H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dioecy; Gender strategies; Geographical range limits; Plant sexual systems; Sex ratios

Indexed keywords

CLONAL GROWTH; DIOECY; FITNESS; HERMAPHRODITE; MONOCOTYLEDON; PHENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM; POPULATION STRUCTURE; RANGE SIZE; SEX RATIO;

NORTH AMERICA;

SAGITTARIA LATIFOLIA;

ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ARROWHEAD; ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GEOGRAPHY; NORTH AMERICA; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REPRODUCTION;

GEOGRAPHY; NORTH AMERICA; PHENOTYPE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTION, ASEXUAL; SAGITTARIA;

EID: 84903439938     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jeb.12322     Document Type: Article

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