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In many gynodioecous species, females produce more viable seeds than hermaphrodites. Knowledge of the relative contribution of inbreeding depression in hermaphrodites and maternal sex effects to the ...

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This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract 1 Theory predicts that hermaphrodites adjust sex allocation in relation to the relative fitness contributions of male and female functions.