Patterns of sex expression, health and mortality in a sex-changing tree
The ability of individuals to change sex during their lifetime is known as environmental sex determination (ESD). This ability represents a unique life history trait, allowing plants to allocate resources differentially to male and female functions across lifetimes, potentially maximizing fitness in response to changing environmental or internal cues. Blake-Mahmud and Struwe investigated Acer pensylvanicum, […] More
