supported by the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (XDB31000000)to De-Zhu Li;the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31971394)to Wei Zhou;the Key Basic Research Program of Yunnan Province (202201AS070057,202101BC070003,and 202103AC100003)to Wei Zhou;a Discovery Grant (RGPIN/06442-2017)from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada to Spencer C.H.Barrett.
The adaptive significance of phenotypic differences between females and males can provide insights into sex-specific selection and the evolution of sexual dimorphism.Dioecious plants commonly exhibit sexual dimorphism...
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...