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Island plants with newly discovered reproductive traits have higher capacity for uniparental reproduction, supporting Baker's law.
Scientific reports - 18 May 2024
Keller Barbara, Alther Barbara, Jiménez Ares, Koutroumpa Konstantina, Mora-Carrera Emiliano, Conti Elena
Abstract excerpt
Uniparental reproduction is advantageous when lack of mates limits outcrossing opportunities in plants. Baker's law predicts an enrichment of uniparental reproduction in habitats colonized via long-distance dispersal, such as volcanic islands. To test it, we analyzed reproductive traits at multiple hierarchical levels and compared seed-set after selfing and crossing experiments in both island and mainland...
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