Inbreeding Depression and Mating System Evolution in the Perennial Herb Viola Septemloba; and the Evolutionary Maintanence of Cleistogamy

The persistence of mixed mating systems in plants, in spite of theory suggesting that either complete outcrossing or selfing should evolve depending on the level of inbreeding depression, has become a classic puzzle in evolutionary biology. Despite the central role of inbreeding depression in the th...

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Other Authors: Oakley, Christopher G. (authoraut)
Format: Others
Language:English
English
Published: Florida State University
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Online Access:http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/FSU_migr_etd-2446