Premise The evolution of sex chromosomes is driven by sexual dimorphism, yet it can be
challenging to document sexually dimorphic traits in dioecious plant species. At the genetic …

The heritability of gene expression is critical in understanding heterosis and is dependent on
allele-specific regulation by local and remote factors in the genome. We used RNA-Seq to …

The ecological causation hypothesis for secondary sexual dimorphism was tested in Salix
glauca, a dioecious willow shrub. Plants growing in a Colorado Rocky Mountain (USA) …

• Premise of the study: Females often outnumber males in Salix populations, although the
mechanisms behind female bias are not well understood and could be caused by both …

Sex dimorphism and gene expression were studied in developing catkins in 159 F 2
individuals from the bioenergy crop Salix purpurea, and potential mechanisms and …

Background Biased sex ratios are common among dioecious plant species despite the
theoretical prediction of selective advantage of even sex ratios. Albeit the high prevalence of …

Background Salicaceae species have diverse sex determination systems and frequent sex
chromosome turnovers. However, compared with poplars, the diversity of sex determination …

Biased sex ratios among reproductive individuals are common in plants, but the underlying
mechanisms, as well as the evolutionary consequences, are not well understood. The …

Within the genus Salix, there are approximately 350 species native primarily to the northern
hemisphere and adapted to a wide range of habitats. This diversity can be exploited to mine …

Most eukaryotes reproduce sexually and a wealth of different sex determination
mechanisms have evolved in this lineage. Dioecy or separate sexes are rare among …