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fitness compensation

Scope: evolution
Papers: 1 | Mentions: 1

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Definition

The need for females in gynodioecious species to compensate for their loss of male function through increased female fitness

Related Terms (1)

female fitness advantage

Publications (1)

student_paper

The effects of floral traits on the behaviors of pollinators and pre-dispersal seed predators in a gynodioecious species, <i>Polemonium foliosissimum</i>.

2012framework

Related Concepts (4)

compensatory herbivory

hypothesis1 shared paper

pollinator foraging behavior

process1 shared paper

flower sex phases

measurement1 shared paper

gynodioecy

phenomenon1 shared paper