10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MONANDROUS»
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monandrous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
monandrous and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Handbook of Meta-analysis in Ecology and Evolution
In the data set shown in Appendix 8.1, 13 species were defined as monandrous (
S 40% polyandrous females) and 12 polyandrous (> 40% polyandrous females).
Does the effect of male virginity on female fecundity vary by female sexual ...
Julia Koricheva, Jessica Gurevitch, Kerrie Mengersen, 2013
2
Monocots: Systematics and Evolution: Systematics and Evolution
Swartz subdivided the monandrous orchids into three groups based on the
position of the anther on the column and other characters. These groups, which
he did not formally name, correspond essentially to what would now be called ...
Karen Wilson, David Morrison, 2000
3
Sperm Competition and Sexual Selection
drous primate species ejaculate over five times as often as do monandrous ones
(once every 1.1 h compared with once every 7.6 h; Dixson 1995a). Controlling for
phylogenetic independence, using Ridley (1983) and CAIC (Purvis and ...
Tim R. Birkhead, Anders Pape Møller, 1998
4
Sperm Competition and Its Evolutionary Consequences in the ...
Leigh W. Simmons. cies) should exhibit greater phenotypic plasticity in response
to larval food stress than the females of species in which males provide small
ejaculates (monandrous species). In contrast, the reverse should be true for
males; ...
5
Sperm Competition in Humans: Classic and Contemporary Readings
Smith (1984) argued that the fact that men have testes that are large relative to
monandrous species, such as the gorilla and orangutan suggests that polyandry
was an important selection pressure during human evolution. As Gomendio et al.
Todd K. Shackelford, Nicholas Pound, 2006
6
Orchid Biology VIII: Reviews and Perspectives. 8
The conclusion that all monandrous orchids have evolved from a single ancestor
can be drawn from the sole presence of the fertile anther A, (character 1 in Fig. 2-
15). This is not contradicted by Diplandrorchis because its fertile stamen a, ...
Tiiu Kull, Joseph Arditti, 2002
7
Anakim Auroch A Spirit Odyssey
Arise the eastern warrior prophet Monandrous claiming a revelation from God,
causing him to be spurned by his own people. Seeking afollowing, he united the
remnant slave tribes and taught them a common glyph language of his own ...
S. purpurea, Linn, (bitter purple Willow); monandrous, decumbent, leaves
lanceolate broadest upwards attenuated below serrated glabrous, germens
ovate very pubescent sessile, stigma ovate nearly sessile. Engl. Sot. t. 1388.
Hook. Scot.
Sir William Jackson Hooker, 1830
9
Butterflies: Ecology and Evolution Taking Flight
Moreover, males in polyandrous species also transfer proportionally larger
ejaculates than males in more monandrous species (Svard and Wiklund 1989),
probably as a result of having proportionally larger testes (Gage 1994). The
mean ...
Carol L. Boggs, Ward B. Watt, Paul R. Ehrlich, 2003
10
The Orchids of Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore
1 . a. side view of lily type of flower with inferior ovary, and section of ovary; b.
plan of lily type of flower; c. plan of monandrous orchid flower; d. diagram of
monandrous orchid flower, A: the single stamen, B: stamens of the inner whorl
which are ...
Gunnar Seidenfaden, Jeffrey J. Wood, Richard Eric Holttum, 1992
4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MONANDROUS»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
monandrous is used in the context of the following news items.
Tiny wasps provide vital clue to avoiding extinction
... Biology has been published in the journal Evolution under the title "The costs and benefits of multiple mating in a mostly monandrous wasp.". «Phys.Org, Mar 15»
Male Fruit Flies Die Early When Forced to Compete for Mates
Male flies in groups tend to fight to find a mate because females of this species are monandrous and mate with only one fly in their lives. «Nature World News, May 14»
Multiple mates worth the risk for female prairie dogs
The black-tailed and white-tailed prairie dogs were mostly monandrous (mating with only one male), but the Gunnison's and Utah prairie dogs ... «Phys.Org, Dec 13»
Raising Darwin's Consciousness: An Interview with Sarah Blaffer …
For so long it had been assumed that males were basically polygynous [many sexual partners] while females were monandrous [one sexual ... «Scientific American, Mar 12»
