Contents......Page 6
Introduction......Page 10
1. A Plant Germline-Specific Integrator of Sperm Specification and Cell Cycle Progression......Page 12
2. Effects of Herbivory on the Reproductive Effort of 4 Prairie Perennials......Page 30
3. Identification of Flowering Genes in Strawberry, a Perennial SD Plant......Page 42
4. Changes in Tree Reproductive Traits Reduce Functional Diversity in a Fragmented Atlantic Forest Landscape......Page 72
5. Genetic Subtraction Profiling Identifies Genes Essential for Arabidopsis Reproduction and Reveals Interaction Between the Female Gametophyte and the Maternal Sporophyte......Page 96
6. Arabidopsis WRKY2 Transcription Factor Mediates Seed Germination and Postgermination Arrest of Development by Abscisic Acid......Page 133
7. DNA Methylation Causes Predominant Maternal Controls of Plant Embryo Growth......Page 155
8. Gibberellin Acts through Jasmonate to Control the Expression of MYB21, MYB24, and MYB57 to Promote Stamen Filament Growth in Arabidopsis......Page 169
9. Expressions of ECE-CYC2 Clade Genes Relating to Abortion of Both Dorsal and Ventral Stamens in Opithandra (Gesneriaceae)......Page 197
10. A Comparative Analysis of Pollinator Type and Pollen Ornamentation in the Araceae and the Arecaceae, Two Unrelated Families of the Monocots......Page 217
11. Life History Traits in Selfing Versus Outcrossing Annuals: Exploring the 'Time-Limitation' Hypothesis for the Fitness Benefit of Self-Pollination......Page 230
12. Functional Diversity of Plant–Pollinator Interaction Webs Enhances the Persistence of Plant Communities......Page 250
13. How to be an Attractive Male: Floral Dimorphism and Attractiveness to Pollinators in a Dioecious Plant......Page 266
14. Pollen Development in Annona cherimola mill. (Annonaceae). Implications for the Evolution of Aggregated Pollen......Page 279
15. Distinct Short-Range Ovule Signals Attract or Repel Arabidopsis Thaliana Pollen Tubes in Vitro......Page 302