Gender Differences and a New Adult Eukaryotic Record for Upper Thermal Tolerance in the Desert Moss Syntrichia Caninervis

Author

Lloyd R. Stark
D. Nicholas McLetchie
Stephen P. Roberts, Missouri University of Science and TechnologyFollow

Abstract

1.Two Competing Hypotheses Relating to Thermostress Were Proposed to Understand Skewed Sex Ratios in Syntrichia Caninervis, a Reproductive Investment Hypothesis and a Wildfire Selection Hypothesis.2.Nearly All Shoots from Both Sexes Remained Viable (Regenerated in Culture) Following Exposure to 120 °C for 30 Min, Thus Setting a New Upper Thermotolerance Record for Adult Eukaryotic Organisms for a Minimum 30 Min Exposure Time.3.Males Regenerated Faster Than Females, Produced More Biomass, and Suffered Less Fungal Attack Than Females. Findings Support the Wildfire Selection Hypothesis. © 2008 Elsevier Ltd.

Recommended Citation

L. R. Stark et al., "Gender Differences and a New Adult Eukaryotic Record for Upper Thermal Tolerance in the Desert Moss Syntrichia Caninervis," Journal of Thermal Biology, vol. 34, no. 3, pp. 131 - 137, Elsevier, Apr 2009.

The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtherbio.2008.12.001

Department(s)

Biological Sciences

Comments

National Science Foundation, Grant IOB 0416281

Keywords and Phrases

Bryophyte; Gametophyte; Protonema; Regeneration; Syntrichia; Thermal stress

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

0306-4565

Document Type

Article - Journal

Document Version

Citation

File Type

text

Language(s)

English

Rights

© 2023 Elsevier, All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Apr 2009