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Reproductive allocation in a gender dimorphic shrub: anomalous female investment in Gynatrix pulchella ?

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Authors

Leigh, Andrea

Cosgrove, Meredith

Nicotra, Adrienne

Publisher

Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Abstract

1 In gender dimorphic species, reproductive allocation (RA, the ratio of reproductive to vegetative biomass) is predicted to be greater in female plants than in male plants. Empirical research on dimorphic plant species supports this hypothesis. To date,

Keywords

Keywords: dimorphism; reproductive effort; resource allocation; shrub; Gynatrix pulchella; Magnoliophyta Dioecy; Gynatrix pulchella; Gynodioecy; Reproductive allocation; Reproductive costs; Resource allocation; Sexual dimorphism; Sexual system; Subdioecy

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/85187

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ANU Research Publications

Source

Journal of Ecology

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1111/j.1365-2745.2006.01164.x

Restricted until

2037-12-31

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