Open AccessSexual differences in physiological integration in the dioecious shrub Lindera triloba: a field experiment using girdling manipulation
Author(s) -
Tomohiro Isogimi,
Michinari Matsushita,
Watanabe Yoichi,
Michiko Nakagawa
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
annals of botany
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.567
H-Index - 176
eISSN - 1095-8290
pISSN - 0305-7364
DOI - 10.1093/aob/mcr043
Subject(s) - girdling , biology , inflorescence , dioecy , shrub , botany , horticulture , sexual dimorphism , zoology , pollen
It is important to consider the modular level when verifying sexual dimorphism in dioecious plants. Nevertheless, between-sex differences in resource translocation among modules (i.e. physiological integration) have not been tested at the whole-plant level. In this study, sexual differences in physiological integration were examined among ramets, within a genet in the dioecious sprouting shrub Lindera triloba, by a field experiment with girdling manipulation.
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