MALE REPRODUCTIVE COST. “A striking example involves Leucadendron xanthocomus in which males can produce up to 20 times more flowers than females. Bond and Maze (1999) found that the number of insect visits to male plants increased linearly with floral display size, but that increasing display size was associated with a higher probability of plant death.”
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Nigel Fleming
September 21, 2022