Claim · model-written summary
Mean annual ring widths were 0.78 mm for males and 0.83mm for females; authors concluded growth allocation did not follow trade-off theory.
- Taxon
- Rhamnus davurica
Rhamnus davuricat0 - Outcome
- average annual ring widthse0
- Value
- 0.78 mme0
- Qualifier
- 0.83mme0
Verbatim
e0“The average annual ring widths of males and females were 0.78 mm and 0.83mm,respectively”
t0“Rhamnus davurica”
Title
Reproductive allocation in dioecious shrub,Rhamnus davurica
Ding Shengjian Acta Ecologica Sinica 2011
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- Observation Branch reproductive biomass differed significantly by sex.
- Observation Branch flower biomass differed significantly by sex.
- Observation Branch foliage biomass did not differ significantly by sex.
- Observation Flower, foliage and reproduction biomass differed significantly among individuals.
- Observation Mean female flower biomass was 1.84 times male flower biomass.
- Observation Mean female reproduction biomass was 16 times male reproduction biomass.
- Observation Male foliage biomass exceeded female foliage biomass without a significant difference.
- Observation Shrub flower and reproductive biomass and diameter increment differed significantly by sex.
- Observation Shrub foliage biomass did not differ significantly by sex.
- Association DBH size correlated positively with flower and reproductive and foliage biomass and diameter increment.
- Observation Female shrub flower biomass was 1.6 times male biomass.
- Observation Female shrub reproductive biomass was 1.93 times male biomass.
- Observation Female shrub foliage biomass was 1.1 times male biomass.
- Observation Female diameter increment exceeded male diameter increment by 3.04.
- Observation Males began flowering earlier than females, on 25 May versus 28 May.
- Observation Females began fruiting on 8 June.
- Observation The plot contained 310 female, 53 male and 225 non-reproductive trees in 2010.
- Observation The population sex ratio of 0.17 significantly deviated from 1:1.
- Observation The 0–2, 2–4, 4–6 and 6–8 cm DBH classes had female-biased sex ratios.