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Some Genetic Consequences of Being a Plant

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Ecological Genetics: The Interface

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Abstract

During the past decade, great strides have been made in empirical and theoretical plant population ecology. The empirical studies have been highlighted by work on the effect of intraspecific competition on plant size and numbers (Harper and White, 1970, 1974), and on mortality and fecundity schedules (Harper and White, 1970, 1974; Sarukhan, 1974; Sarukhan and Harper, 1973; White and Harper, 1970), the spatial dynamics of succession and colonization (Yarranton and Morrison, 1974), safe site specificity (Harper, 1961, 1965; Sheldon, 1974) pollen and seed dispersal (Levin and Kerster, 1974), and the dynamics and longevity of the seed pool (Harrington, 1972; Roberts, 1972). Within the realm of theory, special attention has been given to optimizing life history strategies with special regard to seed dormancy (Cohen, 1967, 1968), and dispersal (Gadgil, 1971; Roff, 1975), reproductive schedules and developmental switching, (Levins, 1968; Cohen, 1971, 1976; Bradshaw, 1974; Schaffer, 1974a, b, Taylor et al., 1974) and longevity (Gadgil and Bossert, 1970; Gadgil and Solbrig, 1972; Kawano, 1975; Schaffer and Gadgil, 1975).

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