Edited By: Monica A Geber, Todd E Dawson and Lynda F Delph
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Examines the evolutionary advantages of gender and sexual dimorphism in flowering plants.
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Gender and Sexual Dimorphism in Flowering Plants: Review of Terminology, Biogeographic Patterns, Ecological Correlates, and Phylogenetic Approaches.- Theories of the Evolution of Dioecy.- Empirical Studies: Evolution and Maintenance of Dimorphic Breeding Systems.- Theories of the Evolution of Sexual Dimorphism.- Sexual Dimorphism in Flowers and Inflorescences.- Sexual Dimorphism in Life History.- Sexual Dimorphism in Physiology and Morphology.- Sexual Dimorphism and Biotic Interactions.- Genetics of Gender Dimorphism in Higher Plants.- Quantitative Genetics of Sexual Dimorphism
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Edited By: Monica A Geber, Todd E Dawson and Lynda F Delph
305 pages, 27 figs, 29 tabs