Rohde, Alexandra Sasha
(2010)
The effects of florivory and inbreeding on reproduction in hermaphrodites of the wild strawberry, Fragaria virginiana.
Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh.
(Unpublished)
Abstract
Recently, the biotic context for sexual and mating system evolution in plants has received special attention, yet the significance of interactions with antagonists has only begun to be revealed. We investigated the effect of florivory on reproduction and inbreeding depression by simulating damage on selfed and outcrossed progeny of hermaphrodites of Fragaria virginiana and recording the response of reproduction, as well as measuring tolerance to florivory. While both florivory and inbreeding affected reproduction, their effects were independent with respect to sexual traits but not an asexual trait; inbreeding depression was florivory- and family-dependent, specifically, for plantlet production. Plants were intolerant to florivory in terms of flowers, moderately tolerant in terms of fruit, and most tolerant in terms of plantlets. However, only under severe damage was intolerance statistically significant. Inbreeding did little to change these patterns. Our findings suggest that florivory does not consistently influence inbreeding depression, but its indirect effects on plantlet production could lead to increased geitonogamous selfing. This, combined with previous work demonstrating increased autogamous selfing following weevil damage and knowledge of the mechanism of sex determination in this system, suggests that damage by weevils could contribute to the maintenance of hermaphrodites in gynodioecious F. virginiana populations.
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University of Pittsburgh ETD
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| Status: |
Unpublished |
| Creators/Authors: |
| Creators | Email | Pitt Username | ORCID  |
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| Rohde, Alexandra Sasha | arr46@pitt.edu | ARR46 | |
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| Date: |
20 September 2010 |
| Date Type: |
Completion |
| Defense Date: |
4 August 2010 |
| Approval Date: |
20 September 2010 |
| Submission Date: |
17 August 2010 |
| Access Restriction: |
No restriction; Release the ETD for access worldwide immediately. |
| Institution: |
University of Pittsburgh |
| Schools and Programs: |
Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences > Biological Sciences |
| Degree: |
MS - Master of Science |
| Thesis Type: |
Master's Thesis |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: |
Anthonomus; dioecy; Fragaria; mating system; tolerance; weevils |
| Other ID: |
http://etd.library.pitt.edu/ETD/available/etd-08172010-115659/, etd-08172010-115659 |
| Date Deposited: |
10 Nov 2011 20:00 |
| Last Modified: |
15 Nov 2016 13:49 |
| URI: |
http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/9155 |
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