This Review explores whether dioecious plant species can be expected to express sexually dimorphic responses to the effects of increased aridity. Specifically, we hypothesize that forecasted increases ...

Happy Arbor Day! As we mainline a heavy dose of touching grass into our veins this weekend, let us also gander at some trees ...

1. To demonstrate evolved sex-based differences in vegetative traits of dioecious plant species, one must consider both pre-reproductive and reproductive individuals, as dimorphic patterns commonly ...

In many dioecious plant species in which spatial distributions of males and females have been examined, the sexes are spatially segregated -- usually along an environmental gradient. Unless pollen is ...

UC Davis and Japanese researchers have discovered how sex is determined in a species of persimmon, potentially opening up new possibilities in plant breeding. Persimmons are among the small club of ...

In this one to two week field project, students investigate the costs of reproduction. In dioecious plants, a female's investment in reproduction is typically much greater than a male's, because while ...

A new study by Rice's Tom Miller and Jacob Moutouama highlights the need to refine biodiversity forecasts to account for the sex-specific responses to Earth’s rapidly changing climate. Many plant and ...

Q. Do all holly bushes have berries? — Julie, Goshen. A. Unlike most plants, which are capable of self-fertilization and setting fruit or seed all by themselves, dioecious plants are different, ...

Sex in the garden is more straightforward for the birds and the bees than it’s for the plants. Reproductive processes vary among flowering plants; for many, there is more than one option. When ...

Palm trees are more sexually fluid than once thought. Four individuals transitioning from male to female have been spotted in a Colombian forest. Sexual expression is complicated in the plant world.