Breeding systems in New Zealand grasses IX: Sex ratios in dioecious Spinifex sericeus Journal Paper
- Author
- Connor, H.E.
- Year
- 1984
- Journal / Source
- New Zealand Journal of Botany
- Volume
- 22
- Pages
- 569-74
- Keywords
- Spinifex sericeus R. Br., Gramineae, dioecism, sex ratios, seed dispersal
- Summary
- Male and female colonies are of equal frequency and of equal size in S. seri~eus in Ne~ Zealand. This sex ratio is consistent wIth counts ~n other dioecious grasses including S. sericeus m Australia. Dioecism, its evolution and the a~sociated selection pressures, is discussed. Andr