Ecological context and metapopulation dynamics affect sex-ratio variation among dioecious plant populations | Zendy

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Ecological context and metapopulation dynamics affect sex-ratio variation among dioecious plant populations

Author(s) -

David L. Field,

Melinda Pickup,

Spencer C. H. Barrett

Publication year - 2013

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/mct040

Subject(s) - biology , metapopulation , context (archaeology) , ecology , sex ratio , dioecy , affect (linguistics) , variation (astronomy) , sex allocation , demography , population , biological dispersal , genetics , paleontology , pollen , sociology , pregnancy , linguistics , philosophy , physics , astrophysics , offspring

Populations of dioecious flowering plants commonly exhibit heterogeneity in sex ratios and deviations from the equilibrium expectation of equal numbers of females and males. Yet the role of ecological and demographic factors in contributing towards biased sex ratios is currently not well understood.

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