Claim · model-written summary
Higher flower numbers in males are consistent with intrasexual selection among males.
- Taxon
- S. exigua
Salix exiguae1 - Outcome
- Higher flower numbers in malese2
- Qualifier
- intrasexual selection among malese2
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Verbatim
e1“We observed no sexual dimorphism in preseason buds per branch in S. exigua but did find that males produced more flowers per catkin and more catkins per branch than females in both S. exigua and S. nigra”
e2“Higher flower numbers in males compared to females are consistent with expectations from intrasexual selection among males”
Title
Reproductive Sexual Dimorphisms in Two Willow Species, Salix exigua Nutt. and Salix nigra Marshall
Nan Hu; Haley Hale; Brian Sanderson; et al. International Journal of Plant Sciences 2023. doi:10.1086/726623
Other claims from this paper (3)
- Association Salix exigua showed no sexual dimorphism in preseason buds per branch compared with females.
- Association Males produced more flowers per catkin than females in both Salix exigua and Salix nigra.
- Association Males produced more catkins per branch than females in both Salix exigua and Salix nigra.