Dioecy, the sexual system in which male and female organs are found in separate
individuals, allows greater specialization for sex‐specific functions and can be …

Dioecy, the coexistence of separate male and female individuals in a population, is a rare
but phylogenetically widespread sexual system in flowering plants. While research has …

Despite the extensive research on the potential benefits of dioecy to individuals, little is
known about the long-term success of dioecious lineages in relation to their hermaphroditic …

A range of hypothesized evolutionary pathways has been proposed for describing the
evolution of dioecy. However, the evolutionary links between other sexual systems not …

In angiosperms, dioecious clades tend to have fewer species than their nondioecious sister
clades. This departure from the expected equal species richness in the standard sister clade …

• Premise of the study: Separating sexual function between different individuals carries risks,
especially for sedentary organisms. Nevertheless, many land plants have unisexual …

Sexual system is a key determinant of genetic variation and reproductive success, affecting
evolution within populations and within clades. Much research in plants has focused on …

PREMISE OF THE STUDY: Flowering plants display a variety of sexual systems, ranging
from complete cosexuality (hermaphroditism) to separate‐sexed individuals (dioecy). While …

Among dioecious flowering plants, females and males often differ in a range of
morphological, physiological, and life-history traits. This is referred to as sexual dimorphism …

Background and Aims About 6% of an estimated total of 240 000 species of angiosperms
are dioecious. The main precursors of this sexual system are thought to be monoecy and …