Mating systems in angiosperms range from obligate outcrossing to highly self‐fertilizing. The
belief that obligate selfing does not exist is contradicted by genetic evidence in several …

In many gynodioecious species, gender differences have been documented. Previous
studies on populations of Lobelia spicata consistently documented hermaphrodites having …

If inbreeding depression is caused by deleterious recessive alleles, as suggested by the
partial dominance hypothesis, a negative correlation between inbreeding and inbreeding …

Premise The timing of self‐fertilization has potentially important consequences for the
trajectory of mating system evolution, the opportunity for outcrossing, and the maintenance …

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Inbreeding depression, or the decreased fitness of progeny derived from self‐fertilization as
compared to outcrossing, is thought to be the most general factor affecting the evolution of …

The goal of this study was to understand the interaction among breeding system, mating
system, and expression of inbreeding depression in the hermaphroditic, primarily …

Reproductive success in flowering plants is influenced by the morphology and timing of
reproductive structures as well as the density of surrounding conspecifics. In species with …

Mating patterns in angiosperms are typically nonrandom, yet the mechanisms driving
nonrandom mating remain unclear, especially regarding the effects of quantitative floral …

A common gender dimorphism in angiosperms is gynodioecy, in which hermaphrodites and
females co-occur. Females are at an inherent disadvantage because they can transmit their …