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Tree, sex and size: Ecological determinants of male vs. female fecundity in three Fagus sylvatica stands.
Molecular ecology - 1 Aug 2018
Oddou-Muratorio Sylvie, Gauzere Julie, Bontemps Aurore, Rey Jean-François, Klein Etienne K
Abstract excerpt
Interindividual variation in fecundities has major consequences on population evolutionary potential, through genetic drift and selection. Using two spatially explicit mating models that analyse the genotypes of seeds and seedlings, we investigated the variation of male and female fecundities within and among three European beech (Fagus sylvatica) stands situated along an altitudinal gradient. Female and male...
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