Preferred term
mate choice
Is replaced by
Definition
- [Guang Chen] Mate choice is an essential process during sexual plant reproduction, in which self-incompatibility\ (SI) is widely adopted as an intraspecific reproductive barrier to inhibit self-fertilization by\ many flowering plants. Genetic studies show that a single polymorphic S-locus, encoding at least two\ components from both the pollen and pistil sides, controls the discrimination of self and non-self\ pollen...
Broader concept
Entry terms
- mate choices
- mates choice
- Mating choice
- mating choices
URI
http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/msa0639