This review reports on the processes associated with costs of reproduction, including some
theoretical considerations, definitions and methodological aspects, followed by a list of the …

Since the first edition of this book published in 2005, there has been an immense amount of
new and fascinating work on the history, ecology, and evolution of the Mediterranean flora …

We used sets of meta‐analyses to review the evidence of sex‐biased herbivory in dioecious
plants as well as intersexual differences in plant characteristics that might affect herbivores …

Reproductive Allocation in Plants Page 1 Chapter 1 Reproductive Allocation in Plants
Fakhri A. Bazzaz,1 David D. Ackerly2 and Edward G. Reekie3 1Department of Organismic …

Sexually dimorphic organisms provide elegant comparative systems in which to study
adaptation (Darwin 1859, 1877; Shine 1989; Chap. 4). Their elegance derives from the fact …

Dioecy has evolved independently, many times, among unrelated taxa. It also appears to
have evolved along two contrasting pathways:(1) from hermaphroditism via monoecy to …

The moss Syntrichia caninervis is the dominant soil bryophyte in a blackbrush (Coleogyne
ramosissima) community in the southern Nevada Mojave Desert, with a mean cover of 6.3 …

The desert moss Syntrichia caninervis exhibits one of the most skewed sex ratios in the plant
kingdom, with female individuals far outnumbering male individuals (exceeding 14♀: 1♂) …

The hypothesis that reproductive cost differs between sexes was tested in Juniperus
communis subsp. alpina along an altitudinal gradient. Sex ratio (male: female) increased …

This advanced textbook explores the intriguing flora and plant ecology of the Middle East,
framed by a changing desert landscape, global climate change, and the arc of human …