Endogamy costs and reproductive biology of Laelia autumnalis, an endemic orchid of Mexico

• Published in: Plant ecology Vol. 219; no. 12; pp. 1423 - 1434
• Main Authors: Emeterio-Lara, Aucencia, García-Franco, José G., Hernández-Apolinar, Mariana, Mora-Herrera, Martha E., Toledo-Hernández, Víctor H., Valencia-Díaz, Susana, Flores-Palacios, Alejandro
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Science + Business Media 01.12.2018; Springer Netherlands; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Animal reproduction; Apomixis; Applied Ecology; Biodiversity; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Breeding success; Community & Population Ecology; Costs; Cross-pollination; Ecology; Embryos; Fitness; Flowers; Fruit set; Fruits; Genetic crosses; Germination; Inbreeding; Inbreeding depression; indigenous species; Laelia; Laelia autumnalis; Life Sciences; Mexico; outcrossing; Plant Ecology; Plant reproduction; Pollen; Pollination; Progeny; Reproduction; Reproductive fitness; reproductive success; Reproductive system; Seeds; self-pollination; Species; Success; Terrestial Ecology; Viability; Mexico; Orchidaceae; Seed production; Pollination; Seed germination

It has been hypothesized that the fitness of selfed progeny must be lowered by inbreeding depression. Most research into the breeding systems of orchids shows a similar fruit set from outcrossing and self-pollination, but few studies have measured seed production and viability. In five populations o...