Gender lability in trioecious Silene acaulis (Caryophyllaceae)

Gender expression of individual cushions of Silene acaulis was shown to vary between years. Fifteen of thirtnine (= 38%) cushions monitored changed gender expression between 1993 and 1995. Cushions dominated by female flowers were shown to be more stable in gender expression than cushions dominated...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Nordic Journal of Botany
Main Author: Alatalo, Juha M.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Wiley 1997
Subjects:
Plant Science
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Silene acaulis
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1756-1051.1997.tb00307.x
https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1756-1051.1997.tb00307.x
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1756-1051.1997.tb00307.x
Description
Summary:Gender expression of individual cushions of Silene acaulis was shown to vary between years. Fifteen of thirtnine (= 38%) cushions monitored changed gender expression between 1993 and 1995. Cushions dominated by female flowers were shown to be more stable in gender expression than cushions dominated by male or hermaphrodite flowers.

Similar Items