Pollinator‐mediated fitness differences do not fully explain the maintenance of gynodioecy in <i>Sidalcea campestris</i>
These results revealed complex pollinator-mediated fitness differences between females and hermaphrodites. While our study demonstrated that females achieve the expected reproductive advantage for cytonuclear gynodioecy, the lack of differential pollen limitation and frequency-dependent female fitness are inconsistent with expectations of stable gynodioecy. Additional environmental, ecological, and genetic factors may regulate population dynamics in this gynodioecious system.
Authors
- Brooklyn A. Richards
- Thomas N. Kaye
- F. Andrew Jones
Institutions
- Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (PA)
- Oregon State University (US)
- Corvallis Environmental Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- American Journal of Botany
- Published
- 2026-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ajb2.70154
- Primary Topic
- Plant and animal studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Science Foundation