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| Functional consequences of temporal reversal of height dimorphism for pollen and seed dispersal in a dioecious plant | |
Zeng,Zhi-Hua; Yu,Qian; Feng,Qing-Hong; Wang,Xin-Jia; Zhong,Li; Sun,Hua-Ying; Wang,Hong ; Li,De-Zhu; Barrett,Spencer C. H.; Zhou,Wei
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| 2023 | |
| 发表期刊 | JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATICS AND EVOLUTION
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| ISSN | 1759-6831 |
| 摘要 | The adaptive significance of phenotypic differences between females and males can provide insights into sex-specific selection and the evolution of sexual dimorphism. Dioecious plants commonly exhibit sexual dimorphism in height, although its ecological and evolutionary significance have rarely been examined experimentally. Here, we investigate the functional consequences of the temporal reversal of height dimorphism for pollen and seed dispersal in dioecious Rumex hastatulus Baldw., a species in which males are taller than females at flowering and the reverse pattern occurs at fruiting. Populations of this colonizing weed are wind-pollinated and seeds are wind-dispersed. In a glasshouse experiment we manipulated the height of pollen donors and using sex-specific genetic markers compared the paternal success of males of contrasting height and investigated whether seed families showed evidence of sexual dimorphism in early life-history traits. In a second glasshouse experiment using fruiting plants we also examined how female height influenced the distance that seeds were dispersed. We found that taller males had significantly higher siring success than males of equivalent height to flowering females. Similarly, taller females dispersed fruit to greater distances than shorter females. Female seeds were significantly heavier than male seeds and germinated more rapidly, although early seedling growth was greater in males. Our study suggests that the striking sex reversal of height in R. hastatulus likely functions to optimize the contrasting reproductive functions of the sexes by promoting increased pollen and seed dispersal distances. Improved dispersal quality could limit inbreeding and reduce local mate and resource competition within populations. |
| 关键词 | dioecy plant height pollen dispersal Rumex hastatulus seed dispersal sexual dimorphism SEXUAL SELECTION POLLINATOR SELECTIVITY WIND EVOLUTION SIZE ALLOCATION ECOLOGY DISTANCE RATIO REPRODUCTION |
| 学科领域 | Plant Sciences |
| DOI | 10.1111/jse.12960 |
| 收录类别 | SCI |
| WOS记录号 | WOS:001001628000001 |
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| 文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
| 条目标识符 | http://ir.kib.ac.cn/handle/151853/75440 |
| 专题 | 中国科学院昆明植物研究所 |
| 推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Zeng,Zhi-Hua,Yu,Qian,Feng,Qing-Hong,et al. Functional consequences of temporal reversal of height dimorphism for pollen and seed dispersal in a dioecious plant[J]. JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATICS AND EVOLUTION,2023. |
| APA | Zeng,Zhi-Hua.,Yu,Qian.,Feng,Qing-Hong.,Wang,Xin-Jia.,Zhong,Li.,...&Zhou,Wei.(2023).Functional consequences of temporal reversal of height dimorphism for pollen and seed dispersal in a dioecious plant.JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATICS AND EVOLUTION. |
| MLA | Zeng,Zhi-Hua,et al."Functional consequences of temporal reversal of height dimorphism for pollen and seed dispersal in a dioecious plant".JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATICS AND EVOLUTION (2023). |
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