Multiple paternity in Asclepias syriaca using a paired-fruit analysis
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Introduction Abstract: We investigated the extent of multiple paternity within and between fruits of the common milkweed, Asclepias syriaca, at one site. Using isozyme polymorphisms at four loci and the maximum likelihood methods of Williams and Evarts (1989), we found no statistical evidence for multiple paternity within fruits. When pairs of fruits obtained from individual ramets were analyzed in a similar manner, extensive multiple paternity was observed, indicating that fruits on the same ramet are sired by different paternal parents. This extensive multiple paternity between fruits provides considerable opportunity for maternal choice via selective fruit abortion.
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