Ming-Liu Yang et al. explored whether the degree of pollen limitation primarily drives differences in #MatingSystems and #FloralTraits of #Halenia species.

#OutcrossPollenLimitation | #ReproductiveAssurance | #ReproductiveStrategies

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⭐Issue 6 of JEB is now online!⭐

This issue is headlined by a Target Review from @josselin-clo.bsky.social et al. on #matingsystems evolution, accompanied by several #invitedcommentaries expanding on this key discussion comparing concepts in plants and animals:

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💡 #PollenLimitation ➡️ #FloralTraits and #MatingSystems❓
Objects: #HaleniaElliptica & #HaleniaGrandiflora
Results: pollinator visitation rates ➡️ outcross pollen limitation ➡️ floral traits and mating systems
#ReproductiveAssurance
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To explore whether the degree of #PollenLimitation (PL) primarily drives differences in #MatingSystems and #FloralTraits, Ming-Liu Yang et al. investigated floral traits, PL, #ReproductiveAssurance, mating system et al. of #HaleniaElliptica and #HaleniaGrandiflora.
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The second male flower deposited more pollen on stigmas, even when controlling for time effects. This suggests smothering or displacement of the first male’s pollen, much like last-male sperm precedence in animals. #SexualSelection #MatingSystems