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Intraspecific neighbourhood effects on male and female fitness in Moricandia moricandioides
Departamento de Biología, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos (URJC), Móstoles, 28933, Spain
Instituto de Investigación en Cambio Global (IICG-URJC), Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Móstoles, 28933, Spain
Violeta Quiroga-Álvarez
Departamento de Biología, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos (URJC), Móstoles, 28933, Spain
Departamento de Zoología, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain
Estación Experimental de Zonas Áridas, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (EEZA-CSIC), Almería, Spain
Cristina Poyatos
Departamento de Biología, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos (URJC), Móstoles, 28933, Spain
Instituto de Investigación en Cambio Global (IICG-URJC), Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Móstoles, 28933, Spain
Inés Álvarez
Departamento de Biodiversidad y Conservación, Real Jardín Botánico, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (RJB-CSIC), Madrid, Spain
Luis G. Quintanilla
Departamento de Biología, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos (URJC), Móstoles, 28933, Spain
Instituto de Investigación en Cambio Global (IICG-URJC), Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Móstoles, 28933, Spain
Luis Giménez-Benavides
Departamento de Biología, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos (URJC), Móstoles, 28933, Spain
Instituto de Investigación en Cambio Global (IICG-URJC), Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Móstoles, 28933, Spain
A. Jesús Muñoz-Pajares
Departamento de Genética, Facultad de Ciencias, Campus Fuentenueva, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain
Research Unit Modeling Nature, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain
Rubén Torices
Departamento de Biología, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos (URJC), Móstoles, 28933, Spain
Instituto de Investigación en Cambio Global (IICG-URJC), Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Móstoles, 28933, Spain
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Short summary
Nearby plants are often genetically related, which can influence their reproductive success. We studied how neighbourhood affects reproduction in Moricandia moricandioides by measuring floral traits, and male and female reproductive success. Neighbouring plants influenced both female and male fitness components, although the direction and magnitude of these effects varied depending on floral display traits. These results reveal that genetic neighbourhoods can shape plant reproduction.
Nearby plants are often genetically related, which can influence their reproductive success. We...
