This book maintains that higher plants manifest some degree of sexual selection, and it begins to build a framework that unifies many features of plant reproduction previously considered unrelated. Reviewing evidence for sexual selection in plants, the authors discuss possible male-female interactions, concluding with an extensive set of hypotheses for testing.
Mechanisms that could be employed in sexual selection in plants include various cellular mechanisms, such as both nuclear and cytoplasmic genetics, B chromosomes, and paternal contributions to the zygote, as well as abortion, double fertilization, delayed fertilization, and certain forms of polyembryony. This study compares the consequences of these processes for the evolution of mate choice in ‘gymnosperms’ and angiosperms.
Nancy Burley & Mary F. Willson
Mate Choice in Plants [PDF ebook]
Tactics, Mechanisms, and Consequences
Mate Choice in Plants [PDF ebook]
Tactics, Mechanisms, and Consequences
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Lingua Inglese ● Formato PDF ● Pagine 264 ● ISBN 9780691209500 ● Dimensione 22.9 MB ● Casa editrice Princeton University Press ● Città Princeton ● Paese US ● Pubblicato 2020 ● Scaricabile 24 mesi ● Moneta EUR ● ID 7385847 ● Protezione dalla copia Adobe DRM
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