Book ID: 75261
Geber, Monica A., Todd E. Dawson and Lynda F. Delph (eds.)
Gender and Sexual Dimorphism in Flowering Plants. 1999. 27 figs. 29 tabs. 305 p. Hardcover.
Grouped in 3 sections. The first gives an introduction to thetremendous variety of breeding systems and their evolution in plantsand sets the stage for a consideration of the evolution of dimorphismin reproductive and non-reproductive characters. The second sectiondeals with the evolution of secondary sexual characters, including thetheory related to the evolution of sexual dimorphism and its empiricalpatterns. The last section deals with the genetics of gender expressionand of secondary sexual characters.