Mixed Mating System Are Regulated by Fecundity in Shorea curtisii (Dipterocarpaceae) as Revealed by Comparison under Different Pollen Limited Conditions.

Publication Type:Journal Article
Year of Publication:2015
Authors:N. Tani, Tsumura, Y., Fukasawa, K., Kado, T., Taguchi, Y., Lee, S. Leong, Lee, C. Ting, Muhammad, N., Niiyama, K., Otani, T., Yagihashi, T., Tanouchi, H., Ripin, A., Kassim, A. Rahman
Journal:PLoS One
Volume:10
Issue:5
Pagination:e0123445
Date Published:2015
ISSN:1932-6203
Abstract:

The maintenance of mixed mating was studied in Shorea curtisii, a dominant and widely distributed dipterocarp species in Southeast Asia. Paternity and hierarchical Bayesian analyses were used to estimate the parameters of pollen dispersal kernel, male fecundity and self-pollen affinity. We hypothesized that partial self incompatibility and/or inbreeding depression reduce the number of selfed seeds if the mother trees receive sufficient pollen, whereas reproductive assurance increases the numbers of selfed seeds under low amounts of pollen. Comparison of estimated parameters of self-pollen affinity between high density undisturbed and low density selectively logged forests indicated that self-pollen was selectively excluded from mating in the former, probably due to partial self incompatibility or inbreeding depression until seed maturation. By estimating the self-pollen affinity of each mother tree in both forests, mother trees with higher amount of self-pollen indicated significance of self-pollen affinity with negative estimated value. The exclusion of self-fertilization and/or inbreeding depression during seed maturation occurred in the mother trees with large female fecundity, whereas reproductive assurance increased self-fertilization in the mother trees with lower female fecundity.

DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0123445
Alternate Journal:PLoS ONE
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