Article
The role of diversification in causing the correlates of dioecy.
Evolution; international journal of organic evolution - 1 Apr 2004
Vamosi Jana C, Vamosi Steven M
Abstract excerpt
Dioecy is reported to be correlated with a number of ecological traits, including tropical distribution, woody growth form, plain flowers, and fleshy fruits. Previous analyses have concentrated on determining whether dioecy is more likely to evolve in lineages possessing these traits, rather than considering the speciation and extinction rates of dioecious lineages with certain combinations of traits. To address...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
