Ebook: Gender and Sexual Dimorphism in Flowering Plants

This volume, which is written by the leading experts, consists of three sections: the first introduces readers to the tremendous variety of breeding systems and their evolution in plants and sets the stage for a consideration of the evolution of dimorphism in reproductive and non-reproductive characters. The second section deals with the evolution of secondary sexual characters, including the theory related to the evolution of sexual dimorphism and its empirical patterns. The last deals with the genetics of gender expression and of secondary sexual characters.

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This volume, which is written by the leading experts, consists of three sections: the first introduces readers to the tremendous variety of breeding systems and their evolution in plants and sets the stage for a consideration of the evolution of dimorphism in reproductive and non-reproductive characters. The second section deals with the evolution of secondary sexual characters, including the theory related to the evolution of sexual dimorphism and its empirical patterns. The last deals with the genetics of gender expression and of secondary sexual characters.

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This volume, which is written by the leading experts, consists of three sections: the first introduces readers to the tremendous variety of breeding systems and their evolution in plants and sets the stage for a consideration of the evolution of dimorphism in reproductive and non-reproductive characters. The second section deals with the evolution of secondary sexual characters, including the theory related to the evolution of sexual dimorphism and its empirical patterns. The last deals with the genetics of gender expression and of secondary sexual characters.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XX
Gender and Sexual Dimorphism in Flowering Plants: A review of Terminology, Biogeographic Patterns, Ecological Correlates, and Phylogenetic Approaches....Pages 1-31
Theories of the Evolution of Dioecy....Pages 33-60
Empirical Studies: Evolution and Maintenance of Dimorphic Breeding Systems....Pages 61-95
Theories of the Evolution of Sexual Dimorphism....Pages 97-122
Sexual Dimorphism in Flowers and Inflorescences....Pages 123-148
Sexual Dimorphism in Life History....Pages 149-173
Sexual Dimorphism in Physiology and Morphology....Pages 175-215
Sexual Dimorphism and Biotic Interactions....Pages 217-246
Genetics of Gender Dimorphism in Higher Plants....Pages 247-274
The Quantitative Genetics of Sexual Dimorphism....Pages 275-294
Back Matter....Pages 295-305

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This volume, which is written by the leading experts, consists of three sections: the first introduces readers to the tremendous variety of breeding systems and their evolution in plants and sets the stage for a consideration of the evolution of dimorphism in reproductive and non-reproductive characters. The second section deals with the evolution of secondary sexual characters, including the theory related to the evolution of sexual dimorphism and its empirical patterns. The last deals with the genetics of gender expression and of secondary sexual characters.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XX
Gender and Sexual Dimorphism in Flowering Plants: A review of Terminology, Biogeographic Patterns, Ecological Correlates, and Phylogenetic Approaches....Pages 1-31
Theories of the Evolution of Dioecy....Pages 33-60
Empirical Studies: Evolution and Maintenance of Dimorphic Breeding Systems....Pages 61-95
Theories of the Evolution of Sexual Dimorphism....Pages 97-122
Sexual Dimorphism in Flowers and Inflorescences....Pages 123-148
Sexual Dimorphism in Life History....Pages 149-173
Sexual Dimorphism in Physiology and Morphology....Pages 175-215
Sexual Dimorphism and Biotic Interactions....Pages 217-246
Genetics of Gender Dimorphism in Higher Plants....Pages 247-274
The Quantitative Genetics of Sexual Dimorphism....Pages 275-294
Back Matter....Pages 295-305
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