Pollination fluctuations drive evolutionary syndromes linking dispersal and mating system.

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The existence of a syndrome linking dispersal rate and mating system has long been debated in evolutionary ecology, especially in plants. Some verbal models hypothesize that the ability to self-fertilize may be associated with high dispersal, since completely outcrossing species cannot reproduce when they disperse to an empty destination site. However, empirical observations fail to support a clear trend, and an...

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