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Size-dependent sex allocation in Solanum lycocarpum St. Hil. (Solanaceae).
Brazilian journal of biology = Revista brasleira de biologia - 1 Jan 2021
Coelho F F, Damasceno A G, Fávaro A, Teodoro G S, Langsdorff L P
Abstract excerpt
Resource allocation to reproduction can change depending on size, as predicted by the size-dependent sex allocation. This theory is based on the fact that small individuals will invest in the allocation of sex with lower cost of production, usually male gender. In plants, there are some andromonoecy species, presence of hermaphrodite and male flowers in the same individual. Andromonoecy provides a strategy to...
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