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dc.contributor.authorHaufler, Christopher H.
dc.contributor.authorPryer, Kathleen M.
dc.contributor.authorSchuettpelz, Eric
dc.contributor.authorSessa, Emily B.
dc.contributor.authorFarrar, Donald R.
dc.contributor.authorMoran, Robbin
dc.contributor.authorSchneller, J. Jakob
dc.contributor.authorWatkins, James E. Jr.
dc.contributor.authorWindham, Michael D.
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-13T16:16:15Z
dc.date.available2017-01-13T16:16:15Z
dc.date.issued2016-11
dc.identifier.citationChristopher H. Haufler, Kathleen M. Pryer, Eric Schuettpelz, Emily B. Sessa, Donald R. Farrar, Robbin Moran, J. Jakob Schneller, James E. Watkins, Jr., Michael D. Windham; Sex and the Single Gametophyte: Revising the Homosporous Vascular Plant Life Cycle in Light of Contemporary Research. BioScience 2016; 66 (11): 928-937. doi: 10.1093/biosci/biw108en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1808/22636
dc.description.abstractHomosporous vascular plants are typically depicted as extreme inbreeders, with bisexual gametophytes that produce strictly homozygous sporophytes. This view is promulgated in textbook life cycles despite ample evidence that natural populations of most species regularly outcross. We review research on a variety of mechanisms, including genetic load, asynchronous production of eggs and sperm, and pheromonal control of gamete production, that actively promote heterozygosity in ferns and lycophytes. Evolution of the land plants cannot be reconstructed without accurate depictions of the unique life cycle that has helped make ferns the second most diverse lineage of vascular plants on Earth. With revised illustrations and definitions, we provide scientists, educators, and students with a contemporary understanding of fern and lycophyte reproduction, revealing them as evolutionarily dynamic and exploiting a wide range of mating systems.en_US
dc.publisherOxford University Pressen_US
dc.rights© The Author(s) 2016. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the American Institute of Biological Sciences. All rights reserved.en_US
dc.subjectFernsen_US
dc.subjectBreeding systemsen_US
dc.subjectLife cyclesen_US
dc.subjectGeneticsen_US
dc.subjectBotanyen_US
dc.titleSex and the Single Gametophyte: Revising the Homosporous Vascular Plant Life Cycle in Light of Contemporary Researchen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
kusw.kuauthorHaufler, Chistopher H.
kusw.kudepartmentEcology & Evol. Bio.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1093/biosci/biw108en_US
kusw.oaversionScholarly/refereed, publisher versionen_US
kusw.oapolicyThis item meets KU Open Access policy criteria.en_US
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