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Sex Choice and the Size Advantage Model in Jack-In-The-Pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum)
Author(s): D. Policansky
Year: 1981
Publication Type: Article
Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America-Biological Sciences
Volume: 78
Issue: 2
Pages: 1306-1308
Article Topic(s): Seed increase,Seed collecting
Research Setting(s): Laboratory
Species Referenced: Arisaema triphyllum (Jack in the pulpit),
Abstract
Develops a model to predict at what size Arisaema triphyllum plants will change sex. At sizes below 380 mm, the proportion of males is greater than the proportion of females. At sizes above 380 mm, the proportions switch.Suggested Citation
D. Policansky. "Sex Choice and the Size Advantage Model in Jack-In-The-Pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum)." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America-Biological Sciences 78.2 (1981): 1306-1308.Go back