Western redcedar (Thuja plicata, Cupressaceae) is a self-fertile conifer with a mixed mating system and significant variation for outcrossing among populations. In this paper, we conducted a fine ...

The most common mating system transition that occurs in flowering plants is that from outcrossing to selfing (Goldberg et al., 2010). This switch leads to the coexistence of closely related ...

However, Dendrophthoe pentandra exhibits a high level of outcrossing, despite self-compatibility. Dendrophthoe pentandra is heavily dependent on many birds for pollination and seed dispersal.

After a series of control experiments in the field showed that the genetic modifications per se did not influence growth, flower formation, nectar production, or the frequency of outcrossing ...

"What we don't know is the frequency at which this happens, the genetic determinants of outcrossing and what the hybrid progeny look like in terms of fitness and invasiveness." While they started ...