Sexual Lability In Bladder Saltbush(Atriplex Vesicaria)
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Publisher
The Australian Rangeland Society
Publication Year
1996
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The sexual expression of over 600 shrubs in two South Australian bladder saltbush populations was recorded at intervals during a two-year period. Almost half the individuals were found to change their sexual phenotype. Shrubs that were bisexual at the inception of the study were more labile than those which were male or female. Even though the genus has been described as 'relatively labile' elsewhere, this is apparently the first reported case of sex change in an Australian Atriplex species.
Language
English
Resource Type
Text
Document Type
Conference Paper
Additional Information
September 24-27, 1996
Port Augusta, South Australia
ISSN 1323-6660
Conference Name
The Australian Rangeland Society 9th Biennial Conference
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Keywords
shrubs
Atriplex
Sexual dimorphism
South Australia
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