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Male reproductive effort was estimated from flower, seed and fruit biomass data in populations of the self-compatible plant Gilia achilleifolia that differ in genetically estimated selfing rate. Male reproductive effort decreases with increased rate of selfing, a finding that is consistent with theoretical arguments pertaining to the allocation of resources to male and female reproductive functions in hermaphroditic organisms.
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Schoen, D.J. Male reproductive effort and breeding system in an hermaphroditic plant. Oecologia 53, 255–257 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00545673
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