Above a certain trauma threshold, male trees had a high probability of becoming female, possibly in a bid to better their chances at reproduction.
Tag - environmental sex determination
Erin Zimmerman
Patterns of sex expression, health and mortality in a sex-changing tree
The ability of individuals to change sex during their lifetime is known as environmental sex determination (ESD). This ability represents a unique life history trait, allowing plants to allocate resources differentially...
Alex Assiry