dioecy


Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia.
Related to dioecy: dioecious

di·oe·cious

also di·e·cious  (dī-ē′shəs)
adj.
Biology Having the male and female reproductive organs, especially flowers, on different individuals.
[From New Latin Dioecia, former class name : di- + Greek oikiā, a dwelling; see weik- in Indo-European roots.]
di·oe′cism (-sĭz′əm) n.
di′oe′cy (-sē) n.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

dioecy

(daɪˈiːsɪ)
n
the state of being dioecious
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
References in periodicals archive ?
Such a pattern has served as a basis for one explanation for the evolution of dioecy via heterostyly (Casper and Charnov 1982).
Indirect selection of stigma position in Ipomopsis aggregate via a genetically correlated trait
Relationship between synaptospermy and dioecy in the life-history strategies of Buchloe dactyloides (Graminae).
Postdispersal sibling competition and the evolution of single-seededness in Cryptantha flava
Functional dioecy in Echinocereus coccineus (Cactaceae): Breeding system, sex ratios and geographical range of floral dimorphism.
Sexual specialization and inbreeding avoidance in the evolution of dioecy
For dioecy, I analyze the dependence of the ESA on sexuality.
Allocation to attractive structures in animal-pollinated flowers
Flowering plants display a diversity of sexual systems ranging from hermaphroditism to dioecy. Within hermaphrodites, there is also a wide range of variation in patterns of investment in male and female function (Lloyd 1980; Primack and Lloyd 1980; Lovett Doust and Cavers 1982) and in relative male and female reproductive success (Stanton et al.
Genetic constraints on the independent evolution of male and female reproductive characters in the tristylous plant Lythrum salicaria
Dioecy, androdioecy, gynodioecy (Van Damme 1983; Wolff et al.
The effects of population size and plant density on outcrossing rates in locally endangered Salvia pratensis
Allometric growth of male secondary sexual characters and dioecy in Parapandalus narval (Decapoda: Pandalidae).
Abundance and population structure of Plesionika narval (Fabricius, 1787) in the Northeastern Atlantic/Abundancia e estrutura populacional de Plesionika narval (Fabricius, 1787) no Atlantico Nordeste
84 - ECOLOGICAL CORRELATES WITH DIOECY IN THE FLORA OF A TROPICAL PREMONTANE WET FOREST IN COSTA RICA.
College Student and Professional Poster Sessions 9:00 - 10:00 AM and 1:30 - 3:00 PM Lenhart Grand Ballroom - BTSU 202
Biological control is another management option but dioecy may present some unique challenges.
Effect of plant sex (dioecism) on the performance of Apocnemidophorus pipitzi (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), a stem boring weevil of Brazilian peppertree, Schinus terebinthifolia
Kesseli, "Y-chromosome specific markers and the evolution of dioecy in the genus Silene," Genome, vol.
SCAR Marker for Gender Identification in Date Palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) at the Seedling Stage
dioecy), herkogamy/dichogamy (spatial/temporal separation of male and female flowers), self-incompatibility and inbreeding depression (Petit and Hampe 2006).
Several small: how inbreeding affects conservation of Cariniana legalis Mart. Kuntze (Lecythidaceae) the Brazilian Atlantic forest's largest tree/Plusieurs petits: comment l'endogamie affecte la conservation de Cariniana legalis Mart. Kuntze (Lecythidaceae) le plus grand arbre de la Mata Atlantica/Varias pequenas: como afecta la endogamia a la conservacion de Cariniana legalis Mart...
Dictionary browser ?
Full browser ?