▪ Abstract Mixed mating, in which hermaphrodite plant species reproduce by both self-and
cross-fertilization, presents a challenging problem for evolutionary biologists. Theory …

Estimates of inbreeding depression obtained from the literature were used to evaluate the
association between inbreeding depression and the degree of self‐fertilization in natural …

Many functional-ecological, morphological, and physiological-factors affect the occurrence
of selffertilization. Six modes of self-pollination are distinguished. These differ in whether …

I present a phenotypic model of the selection of self-fertilization that applies to any mode of
selfpollination. A novel factor, seed discounting-the loss of outcrossing maternal fitness …

Most flowering plants are hermaphroditic, yet the proportion of seeds fertilized by self and
outcross pollen varies widely among species, ranging from predominant self-fertilization to …

Inferences about plant mating systems increasingly use highly informative genetic markers,
and investigate finer facets of the mating system. Here, four extensions of models for the …

Comparisons of the causes and consequences of cross–and self–fertilization have
dominated research on plant mating since Darwin's seminal work on plant reproduction …

Background The rich literature that characterizes the field of pollination biology has focused
largely on animal-pollinated plants. At least 10% of angiosperms are wind pollinated, and …

Wind pollination (anemophily) of angiosperms probably evolved from insect pollination
(entomophily) in response to pollinator limitation and changes in the abiotic environment …

Aquatic plants exhibit striking taxonomic, morphological and ecological diversity. This
variation limits the ability to pose general hypotheses with regards to evolutionary processes …