Diverse breeding systems have evolved in angiosperms from the bisexual flowers of their last common ancestor. However, breeding system evolution remains poorly understood in many plant families, including the Moraceae...
Tag - breeding system evolution
Alex Assiry
Unfavourable pollination environments promote evolution of a stable mixed reproductive system in angiosperms
Self-incompatible plants were less frequent in populations with consistently worse pollination environment, suggesting that reproductive assurance selects for selfing in these areas.
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Function and evolution of sterile sex organs
Why are sterile anthers and carpels retained in some flowering plants, given their likely costs? Yu et al. study a cryptically dioecious species, Petasites tricholobus, in which male and female plants each have two...
