Sex ratio, components of reproduction, and pollen deposition in Lindera Benzoin (Lauraceae)
Sex ratio, components of reproduction, and pollen deposition in Lindera Benzoin (Lauraceae)
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安息香(樟科)的性别比、繁殖成分和花粉沉积
DOI:
10.1002/j.1537-2197.1992.tb14584.x
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发表时间:
1992
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3
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R. Niesenbaum
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作者:
R. Niesenbaum
Sex ratio; flower, pollen, ovule, and fruit production; pollen deposition; and pollinator abundance were measured in populations of the dioecious shrub Lindera benzoin occurring in sun and shade habitats. Sex ratio was 1:1 in both the sun and shade. Flower production was greater in the sun than in the shade, and greater for male plants than for females in both habitat types. The population level ratio of pollen to ovules (P/O) was greater in the shade than in the sun, but pollinator abundance was a more important determinant of pollen deposition than P/O. Although 300/o-70% of stigmas received no pollen, an even larger proportion of flowers did not set fruit, and fruit set was greater in the sun than in the shade. Increased illumination due to periodic gap formation may play an important role in the reproductive ecology of this understory shrub by affecting patterns of allocation toward reproduction in male and female plants. Sex ratio variation can occur in some dioecious plant species when the costs or resources required for reproduction are different for each gender, and when the availability of limiting resources varies spatially (Putwain and Harper, 1972; Freeman, Klikoff, and Harper, 1976; Grant and Mitton, 1979; Onyekwelu and Harper, 1979; Freeman, Harper, and Charnov, 1980; Dawson and Bliss,