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Pollination efficiency and the pollen-ovule ratio.

Thomas Bochynek¹, Martin Burd²

¹Department of Physics, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA.

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|June 28, 2024

Summary

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Pollen loss does not affect sex allocation in plants, contrary to popular belief. This study confirms that resource allocation remains stable regardless of pollination efficiency.

Keywords:

correlated paternity evolutionarily stable strategy pollen compensation pollen limitation sex allocation wind pollination

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Area of Science:

Plant reproductive biology
Evolutionary ecology
Sex allocation theory

Background:

Pollen transport is inherently risky, leading to potential loss.
Some theories suggest increased pollen investment compensates for transport inefficiency.
Sex allocation theory predicts post-dispersal pollen loss should not influence investment.

Purpose of the Study:

To theoretically model the impact of pollen and ovule loss on sex allocation.
To investigate how pollination efficiency affects optimal resource investment in sexual functions.
To reconcile theoretical predictions with empirical observations of pollen-ovule ratios.

Main Methods:

Developed a dynamical model incorporating rate-dependent pollen and ovule loss.
Simulated varying pollination efficiency rates.
Derived pollen-ovule ratios from sex allocation principles based on production costs.

Main Results:

Confirmed that pollen loss has minimal effect on sexual resource allocation in large populations.
Pollen limitation of seed set did not change this conclusion.
Challenged the direct link between pollination efficiency and low pollen-ovule ratios.

Conclusions:

Theoretical models support conventional findings that pollen loss does not influence sex allocation.
Empirical patterns of low pollen-ovule ratios with high pollination efficiency may stem from related pollen deposition.
Correlated paternity evidence supports the hypothesis of related pollen affecting observed ratios.