Hydraulic constraints of reproduction do not explain sexual dimorphism in the genus Leucadendron (Proteaceae)
Adam B. Roddy, Justin van Blerk, Jeremy J. Midgley, Adam G. West
The study tests whether hydraulic costs of seed retention explain sexual dimorphism in Leucadendron, finding that branch ramification metrics do not conform to scaling relationships and sexual dimorphism does not affect hydraulic efficiency.
bioRxiv · Oct 28, 2017 · PreprintEcology