THE RELATIVE IMPORTANCE OF INBREEDING AND MATERNAL SEX IN DETERMINING PROGENY FITNESS IN SIDALCEA-OREGANA SSP SPICATA, A GYNODIOECIOUS PLANT

被引:63
作者
ASHMAN, TL [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV CALIF DAVIS,DEPT BOT,DAVIS,CA 95616
关键词
GYNODIOECY; INBREEDING; MATERNAL SEX; SEED QUALITY; SIDALCEA-OREGANA SSP SPICATA;
D O I
10.1111/j.1558-5646.1992.tb01174.x
中图分类号
Q14 [生态学(生物生态学)];
学科分类号
071012 ; 0713 ;
摘要
Gynodioecious plant populations contain both hermaphrodite and female individuals. For females to be maintained they must compensate for their loss of reproductive fitness through pollen. Females may achieve compensation by producing more and/or higher quality seeds than hermaphrodites. In this study, I investigated the independent and interactive effects of maternal sexual identity and inbreeding level on fitness of the progeny of hermaphrodites and females of Sidalcea oregana ssp.spicata. Seeds produced by selfing hermaphrodites and by outcrossing or sib-crossing hermaphrodites and females, were planted in the field and greenhouse. Maternal-sex effects were substantial at the juvenile stages of the life cycle; seeds of females germinated in higher proportions and produced seedlings that grew significantly faster. Inbreeding effects were manifested primarily at the adult stage of the life cycle. Outcrossed plants were significantly larger and produced more flowers per plant than sib-crossed and selfed plants growing in the greenhouse. Progeny of hermaphrodites and females appeared to respond similarly to sib-matings. The maternal-sex effects observed in Sidalcea may have been related to cytoplasmically inherited factors and could be a driving force in the maintenance of females. Inbreeding depression could play a role in determining the fitness of both sex morphs, if females experience biparental inbreeding in the field. Frequent inbreeding of hermaphrodites may not be necessary to explain the maintenance of gynodioecy in this species.
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页码:1862 / 1874
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