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The evolution and maintenance of monoecy and dioecy in Sagittaria latifolia (Alismataceae) [PDF]
, 2003 The evolution of separate sexes (dioecy) from combined sexes (hermaphroditism) is a central problem in evolutionary biology. Determining the conditions under which unisexual individuals replace individuals with two sexual pathways to reproductive fitness
Dorken, Marcel Eric
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, 2001 Dioecy, the breeding system with male and female function on separate individuals, may affect the ability of a lineage to avoid extinction or speciate.
Heilbuth, Jana C.
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The Red Queen unveils the sexual and mating strategies of flowers
Journal of Ecology, Volume 114, Issue 5, May 2026.Although the conventional wisdom is that floral traits of plants evolved in concert with their mutualistic pollinators, here we showed that several key sexual and mating traits of plants, which modulate their outcrossing strategy, evolved in response to the pressure exerted by their antagonistic insect herbivores.
Carlos Roberto Fonseca +2 more
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Ecology Letters, 2019 Dioecy has often broken down in flowering plants, yielding functional hermaphroditism. We reasoned that evolutionary transitions from dioecy to functional hermaphroditism must overcome an inertia of sexual dimorphism, because modified males or females ...
L. Santos-Del-Blanco +2 more
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Evolution of crop phenotypic spaces through domestication
New Phytologist, Volume 250, Issue 3, Page 1948-1963, May 2026.Summary We used domestication as an in vivo replicated experiment to investigate how divergent selection has shaped the evolution of multivariate phenotypic spaces. We measured 11–57 qualitative and quantitative traits in 13 species, either unique or shared between species, and established a framework for cross‐species comparisons. Our results revealed
Arthur Wojcik +18 more
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Rapid dissolution of dioecy by experimental evolution
bioRxiv, 2019 Evolutionary transitions from hermaphroditism to dioecy have been frequent in flowering plants, but recent analysis indicates that reversions from dioecy to hermaphroditism have also been common.
G. Cossard +4 more
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A Global Analysis of the Distribution Patterns of Style‐Length Polymorphisms Across Angiosperms
Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 4, April 2026.This study tested the tropicality‐ and diversity‐driven hypotheses to explain the global distribution of style‐length polymorphisms (SLP) in angiosperms. Phylogenetic logistic regression revealed that although SLP occurrence was associated with tropical regions, this pattern was driven by the predominantly tropical family Rubiaceae and disappeared once
Letícia Rodrigues Novaes +3 more
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Ecological research, 2019 Dioecy is a rather rare sexual expression system guarantees outcrossing to avoid the deleterious effects of inbreeding. The incidence of dioecy varied among local floras and suggested inclining to tropical and oceanic environments, but its eco-correlates
Huan-Yu Lin +3 more
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Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 4, April 2026.In this study, indoor and field observation methods were employed to conduct a tracking investigation on the anther dehiscence mode, pollen presentation strategy of male, and the floral characteristics and pollination traits of both female and male.
Kexin Sun +7 more
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BiologyIntersexuality is a reproductive phenomenon that occurs in some gonochoric species and refers to the simultaneous presence of both male and female gametes within the same individual.
Pablo A. Oyarzún +5 more
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