Temperature drives reproductive activity in a rare trioecy population of Corbicula clams.

Authors: Pi, Jie^1,2 (AUTHOR), Tang, Yangxin¹ (AUTHOR), Coughlan, Neil E.³ (AUTHOR), Liu, Linwei¹ (AUTHOR), Wang, Xu¹ (AUTHOR), Liu, Xinhua¹ (AUTHOR), Xiang, Jianguo¹ (AUTHOR), Li, Deliang¹ (AUTHOR) lidl@hunau.edu.cn

Source: Hydrobiologia. Mar2025, Vol. 852 Issue 5, p1215-1229. 15p.

Subject Terms: *CORBICULA fluminea, *SEX allocation, *WATER temperature, *LIFE sciences, *SEX ratio

Male's age and plumage coloration predicts brood sex ratio in the Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis).

Authors: Lucia, Rubáčová¹ (AUTHOR) lturcokova@gmail.com, Mária, Melišková¹ (AUTHOR), Monika, Cepková¹ (AUTHOR), Mária, Balážová² (AUTHOR), Beata, Matysioková³ (AUTHOR)

Source: Journal of Ornithology. Apr2024, Vol. 165 Issue 2, p439-448. 10p.

Subject Terms: *ANIMAL offspring sex ratio, *SEX allocation, *SEX ratio, *STRUCTURAL colors, *COLOR of birds, *FEATHERS

Geographic Terms: SLOVAKIA

Size‐dependent clonal reproduction and sex allocation in the monoecious Begonia emeiensis.

Authors: Wang, Lei¹ (AUTHOR), Wu, Bi‐Xian¹ (AUTHOR), Xia, Nan² (AUTHOR), Wang, Hao³ (AUTHOR) wanghao@yau.edu.cn, Cao, Guo‐Xing¹ (AUTHOR) cgxing@sicau.edu.cn

Source: Plant Species Biology. Mar2024, Vol. 39 Issue 2, p92-101. 10p.

Subject Terms: *SEX allocation, *REPRODUCTION, *BEGONIAS, *LEAF area, *RESOURCE allocation

Condition‐dependent maternal sex allocation in horses can be demonstrated using a biologically relevant, multivariable condition measurement.

Authors: Chin, Y. Y.¹ (AUTHOR) y.chin@massey.ac.nz, Rogers, C. W.^2,3 (AUTHOR), Gee, E. K.² (AUTHOR), Stafford, K. J.³ (AUTHOR), Cameron, E. Z.¹ (AUTHOR)

Source: Journal of Zoology. Feb2024, Vol. 322 Issue 2, p156-167. 12p.

Subject Terms: *HORSES, *SEX allocation, *SEX ratio, *MARES

Systematic Sex-Based Inequity in the MELD Score-Based Allocation System for Liver Transplantation in Germany.

Authors: Wiering, Leke^1,2 (AUTHOR), Aigner, Annette³ (AUTHOR), van Rosmalen, Marieke⁴ (AUTHOR), Globke, Brigitta^2,5 (AUTHOR), Dziodzio, Tomasz⁵ (AUTHOR), Raschzok, Nathanael^2,5 (AUTHOR), Demir, Münevver¹ (AUTHOR), Schöning, Wenzel⁵ (AUTHOR), Tacke, Frank¹ (AUTHOR), Reinke, Petra⁶ (AUTHOR), Pratschke, Johann⁵ (AUTHOR), Öllinger, Robert⁵ (AUTHOR), Ritschl, Paul V.^2,5 (AUTHOR) paul.ritschl@charite.de

Source: Transplant International. 2025, p1-10. 10p.

Subject Terms: *SEX allocation, *SEX factors in disease, *ORGAN donation, *LIVER transplantation, *LIVER diseases

Sex Allocation in a Monogamous Bird: Advantaged Matrilines and Sons with Silver Spoons.

Authors: Atkins Coleman, Ashley¹ (AUTHOR), Miller, Kelly D.¹ (AUTHOR), O'Neil, Kelly L.¹ (AUTHOR), Pell, Rin¹ (AUTHOR), Green, Shelby R.¹ (AUTHOR), Bowers, E. Keith¹ (AUTHOR) ekbowers@memphis.edu

Source: American Naturalist. Jan2025, Vol. 205 Issue 1, p90-106. 17p.

Subject Terms: *SEX allocation, *SEX ratio, *ENVIRONMENTAL quality, *MOTHERS, *PARENTS, *ANIMAL offspring sex ratio

Pollination efficiency and the evolution of sex allocation – diminishing returns matter.

Authors: Harder, Lawrence D.¹ (AUTHOR) harder@ucalgary.ca, Johnson, Steven D.² (AUTHOR)

Source: New Phytologist. Apr2025, Vol. 246 Issue 1, p39-46. 8p.

Subject Terms: *SEX allocation, *RATIO & proportion, *POLLEN, *RESOURCE allocation, *OVULES, *POLLINATION

Sex Allocation Plasticity in Response to Resource and Pollination Availability in the Annual Plant Brassica rapa (Brassicaceae).

Authors: Kostur, Nikolet¹ (AUTHOR), Wadgymar, Susana M.¹ (AUTHOR) suwadgymar@davidson.edu

Source: International Journal of Plant Sciences. Sep2023, Vol. 184 Issue 7, p499-506. 8p.

Subject Terms: *POLLINATION, *SEX allocation, *ANNUALS (Plants), *PLANT size, *FLOWERING of plants, *BRASSICACEAE, *BRASSICA

Adaptive Response to Gillnets Bycatch in a North Sardinia Mediterranean Shag (Gulosus aristotelis desmarestii) Population.

Authors: Satta, Valentina¹ (AUTHOR) valentinasatta80@gmail.com, Pira, Angela² (AUTHOR) ange.pi@gmail.com, Cherchi, Santino¹ (AUTHOR) santinocherchi@yahoo.it, Nissardi, Sergio³ (AUTHOR) nissardi@hotmail.com, Rotta, Andrea¹ (AUTHOR) rotta.andrea73@gmail.com, Pirastru, Monica⁴ (AUTHOR) pirastru@uniss.it, Mereu, Paolo⁴ (AUTHOR) pmereu@uniss.it, Zedda, Marco¹ (AUTHOR) mzedda@uniss.it, Bogliolo, Luisa¹ (AUTHOR) luis@uniss.it, Naitana, Salvatore¹ (AUTHOR) snaitana@uniss.it, Leoni, Giovanni Giuseppe¹ (AUTHOR) gioleoni@uniss.it

Source: Animals (2076-2615). Jul2023, Vol. 13 Issue 13, p2142. 12p.

Subject Terms: *BYCATCHES, *SEX allocation, *GILLNETTING, *ANIMAL clutches, *SEX ratio, *FISHING nets

Geographic Terms: SARDINIA (Italy)

Company/Entity: INTERNATIONAL Union for Conservation of Nature & Natural Resources

Widespread male sterility and trioecy in androdioecious Mercurialis annua: Its distribution, genetic basis, and estimates of morph‐specific fitness components.

Authors: Nguyen, Mai Thu¹ (AUTHOR) maithu.nguyen@unil.ch, Martignier, Thomas¹ (AUTHOR), Pannell, John R.¹ (AUTHOR)

Source: American Journal of Botany. Nov2024, Vol. 111 Issue 11, p1-16. 16p.

Subject Terms: *CYTOPLASMIC male sterility, *SEX allocation, *GENETIC sex determination, *INTERSEXUALITY, *SEX ratio

Adult Sex‐Ratio Bias Does Not Lead to Detectable Adaptive Offspring Sex Allocation Via Nest‐Site Choice in a Turtle With Temperature‐Dependent Sex Determination.

Authors: Crowther, Claudia¹ (AUTHOR) claudiacrowther@gmail.com, Adams, Clare I. M.^2,3 (AUTHOR), Fondren, Andy³ (AUTHOR), Janzen, Fredric J.^1,3 (AUTHOR)

Source: Ecology & Evolution (20457758). Nov2024, Vol. 14 Issue 11, p1-13. 13p.

Subject Terms: Environmental sex determination, Sex determination, Sex allocation, Animal sexual behavior, Turtles

Ignoring within‐flower self‐fertilization and inbreeding depression biases estimates of selection on floral traits in a perennial alpine herb.

Authors: Chen, Kai‐Hsiu¹ (AUTHOR) kai‐hsiu.chen@unil.ch, Pannell, John R.¹ (AUTHOR)

Source: Journal of Ecology. Nov2024, Vol. 112 Issue 11, p2540-2551. 12p.

Subject Terms: *Mountain plants, *Pollination, *Pollinators, Floral morphology, Flowering of plants, Sex allocation, Microsatellite repeats

The hot sex: is there evidence for climate‐driven sex allocation in mammals?

Authors: Firman, Renée C.¹ (AUTHOR) renee.firman@uwa.edu.au

Source: Mammal Review. Oct2024, Vol. 54 Issue 4, p415-426. 12p.

Subject Terms: *SEX allocation, *HEAT waves (Meteorology), *SEX ratio, *RAINFALL, *CLIMATE change, *DAUGHTERS

Differential sex allocation strategies between females and facultative hermaphrodites of Chamaelirium hisauchianum (Melanthiaceae).

Authors: Tanaka, Noriyuki¹ (AUTHOR) yukinofude@yahoo.co.jp

Source: Nordic Journal of Botany. Jun2023, Vol. 2023 Issue 6, p1-14. 14p.

Subject Terms: *SEX allocation, *INTERSEX people, *POLLINATION, *GENDER transition, *FEMALES, *INTERSEXUALITY, *DEMOGRAPHIC surveys

Geographic Terms: JAPAN

The spatial arrangement of sexes is related to reproductive allocation in mosses: a comparative study of reproductive allocation in three different monoicous sexual systems.

Authors: Santos, Wagner Luiz dos¹ (AUTHOR), Pôrto, Kátia Cavalcanti² (AUTHOR), Bordin, Juçara³ (AUTHOR), Pinheiro, Fábio¹ (AUTHOR) biopin@unicamp.br, Bisang, Irene⁴ (AUTHOR)

Source: Annals of Botany. Apr2023, Vol. 131 Issue 5, p885-896. 12p.

Subject Terms: *SEX allocation, *SPATIAL arrangement, *MOSSES, *COMPARATIVE studies

Geographic Terms: BRAZIL

Pollination efficiency and the pollen–ovule ratio.

Authors: Bochynek, Thomas¹ (AUTHOR), Burd, Martin² (AUTHOR) mcburd@iu.edu

Source: New Phytologist. Aug2024, Vol. 243 Issue 4, p1600-1609. 10p.

Subject Terms: *SEX allocation, *POLLEN, *POLLINATION, *RESOURCE allocation, *PATERNITY, *OVULES

The 'Goldilocks Grub': reproductive responses to leafroller host development in Goniozus jacintae, a parasitoid of the light brown apple moth.

Authors: Aspin, Emma^1,2 (AUTHOR), Keller, Michael A.¹ (AUTHOR), Hardy, Ian C. W.^2,3 (AUTHOR) ian.hardy@helsinki.fi

Source: Bulletin of Entomological Research. Aug2024, Vol. 114 Issue 4, p1-9. 9p.

Subject Terms: *SEX allocation, *BIOLOGICAL pest control, *ANIMAL sexual behavior, *BODY size, *TORTRICIDAE, *ANIMAL offspring sex ratio, *ANIMAL clutches

Can heteronomous hyperparasitoids recognize host abundance and adjust offspring ratio?

Authors: Xiao-Ming Man¹, Li-Ying Sun¹, Francis, Frédéric², Nian-Wan Yang^1,3 yangnianwan@caas.cn, Wan-Xue Liu¹

Source: Entomologia Generalis. 2024, Vol. 44 Issue 4, p1017-1025. 9p.

Subject Terms: *SEX allocation, *SWEETPOTATO whitefly, *SEX ratio, *SEX determination, *SEX distribution, *ANIMAL offspring sex ratio

Male‐biased sex allocation in late‐blooming flowers driven by resource limitation in the clonal perennial Aconitum kusnezoffii (Ranunculaceae).

Authors: Ge, Xing‐Yue M.¹ (AUTHOR), Lu, Han‐Shu¹ (AUTHOR), Tian, Hao¹ (AUTHOR), Wu, Yue¹ (AUTHOR), Zhang, Da‐Yong¹ (AUTHOR), Liao, Wan‐Jin¹ (AUTHOR) liaowj@bnu.edu.cn

Source: Journal of Systematics & Evolution. Nov2022, Vol. 60 Issue 6, p1393-1404. 12p.

Subject Terms: *SEX allocation, *RANUNCULACEAE, *FLOWERS, *MONKSHOODS, *INFLORESCENCES, *BIOLOGICAL fitness

There Is No Influence of Egg Size on Sex Allocation in Arrhenotokous Lineages of Thrips tabaci Lindeman.

Authors: Musa, Saranda^1,2 (AUTHOR) sarandamusa1@gmail.com, Ladányi, Márta³ (AUTHOR) ladanyi.marta@uni-mate.hu, Fail, József¹ (AUTHOR) fail.jozsef@uni-mate.hu

Source: Insects (2075-4450). May2022, Vol. 13 Issue 5, p408-408. 16p.

Subject Terms: *SEX allocation, *THRIPS, *TWO-spotted spider mite, *EGGS, *MATERNAL age