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Mate Choice in Plants

Mate Choice in Plants Tactics, Mechanisms, and Consequences - Monographs in Population Biology

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Publisher's Synopsis

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.

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Book information

ISBN: 9780691083346
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Imprint: Princeton University Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 581.166
DEWEY edition: 18
Language: English
Number of pages: 251
Weight: 340g
Height: 216mm
Width: 140mm
Spine width: 15mm