supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2022YFD2400100);National Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province of China(ZR2023QC006);National Natural Science Foundation of China(32403053)。
The identification of sex chromosomes is fundamental for exploring the mechanism and evolution of sex determination.Platichthys stellatus,a species exhibiting clear sexual dimorphism and homomorphic chromosome pairs,h...
supported by the National Science Foundation of America(DEB-0743406);the OU VP for Research Faculty Investment Program.
Evaluating the fitness of hybrids can provide important insights into genetic differences between species or diverging populations.We focused on surface-and cave-ecotypes of the widespread Atlantic molly Poecilia mexi...
supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(32201525);the Gansu province’s Key Research and Development Plan(21YF5NA069);the Longyuan Talent Youth Innovation and Entrepreneurship Team project;the Key Laboratory of Eco-functional Polymer Materials of the Ministry of Education(YDZX20216200001007);the Foreign Expert Introduction Special Project of Gansu Province(22JR10KA010).
The dioecious plant,Hippophae rhamnoides,is a pioneer species in community succession on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau(QTP),plays great roles in various ecosystem services.However,the males and females of the species diff...
supported by the Second Tibetan Plateau Scientific Expedition and Research Program(2019QZKK0502 to H.S.);the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(XDA20050203 to H.S.);the Yunnan Applied Basic Research Project(202001AT070060 to J.G.C.);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31271552 to J.G.C.);the CAS“Light of West China”Program(J.G.C.);the Young Academic and Technical Leader Raising Foundation of Yunnan Province(202205AC160053 to J.G.C.)。
When benefiting other beneficiaries,cushion plants may reciprocally receive feedback effects.The feedback effects on different sex morphs,however,remains unclear.In this study,taking the gynodioecious Arenaria polytri...
supported by the National Research,Development,and Innovation Office of Hungary(K112743).
Selection forces often generate sex-specific differences in various traits closely related to fitness.While in adult spiders(Araneae),sexes often differ in coloration,body size,antipredator,or foraging behavior,such s...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31970421,31472011,31101644)。
Harsh environmental conditions often impose strong selection on the phenotype of natural populations through impacts on their fitness.For overwintering birds,winter is an important period for survival because the weat...
This research was supported by the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(XDB310000oo)to D.Z.L;the National Natural Science Foundation of china(31971394 and 31770417)to W.Z.;the Yunling Scholarship of Yunnan Province(YLXL20170001)to H.W.;a Discovery Grant to S.C.H.B.from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada.
Sexual dimorphism in dioecious plants often occurs as a consequence of the different resource requirements of females and males,especially during reproduction.The contrasting reproductive roles of the sexes can influe...
This work was supported by the Talent Program of the Hangzhou Normal University(2016QDL020).
Aims Phosphorus(P)availability and efficiency are especially important for plant growth and productivity.However,the sex-specific P acquisition and utilization strategies of dioecious plant species under different N f...
B.S.W.was funded by the“Adapting to the Challenges of a Changing Environment”(ACCE)Doctoral Training Partnership;which is itself funded by the Natural Environment Research Council(NERC)[NERC grant NE/P002692/1 to T.A.R.P.].
Climate change is increasing the frequency and severity of short-term heat shocks that threaten the persistence of natural populations.However,most work addressing the evolutionary consequences of anthropogenic enviro...
Funding for this study was provided by Barrett the Honors College and the School of Life Sciences at Arizona State University(ASU);as well as by a National Science Foundation grant to the CAP LTER program at ASU(award#1637590).
Historically,studies of condition-dependent signals in animals have been male-centric,but recent work suggests that female ornaments can also communicate individual quality(e.g.,disease state,fecundity).There also has...