title: Male reproductive effort and breeding system in an hermaphroditic plant.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Botany, University of California, 94720, Berkeley, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Daniel J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Schoen