DNA microsatellites provide plant ecologists with molecular markers precise enough to
assign parentage to seeds and seedlings. This allows the exact distance and trajectory of …

White cypress pine (Callitris glaucophylla) is a drought-tolerant evergreen conifer, which is a
member of the Australian C. columellaris species complex. The complex is comprised of five …

Summary 1 Seed dispersal is a critical life stage of plants, yet accurate measurement of
dispersal distances has been difficult in natural systems. Genetic techniques for matching …

The amount and genetic composition of pollen grains that are transported to flowers
influence the reproduction and fitness of plants. Despite the importance of insect‐pollination …

For plant populations, gene movement through pollen and seed dispersal governs the size
of local genetic neighbourhoods and shapes the opportunities for natural selection and …

Seed and pollen dispersal shape patterns of gene flow and genetic diversity in plants.
Pollen is generally thought to travel longer distances than seeds, but seeds determine the …

Mangrove tree species form ecologically and economically important forests along the
tropical and subtropical coastlines of the world. Although low intrapopulation genetic …

In anisogamous species, sexual selection is expected to be stronger in males. Bateman's
principles state that the variance in (i) reproductive and (ii) mating success is greater for …

Background and Aims A reduction in offspring fitness resulting from mating between
neighbours is interpreted as biparental inbreeding depression. However, little is known …

Within populations of brooding sessile corals, sperm dispersal constitutes the mechanism by
which gametes interact and mating occurs, and forms the first link in the network of …