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Are males cheaper than females? Male and female costs of reproduction

In this TIEE experiment, students investigate the costs of reproduction. In dioecious plants, a female's investment in reproduction is typically much greater than a male's, because while both sexes encounter the basic cost to produce a flower, only females have to allocate energy to seeds, exceeding the energy requirements to produce pollen. This 1-2 week field project tests whether the effects of these unequal costs are reflected in characteristics of individuals of functionally dioecious and long-lived Jack-in-the-pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum) in the field. Students will read two introductory articles and take a pre-project online quiz, collect the data in the field, analyze it, collect and interpret literature sources and will write a short report.
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Resource Group TIEE
Resource Group Link https://ecoed.esa.org/index.php?P=SearchResults&F46=TIEE
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Life science discipline (subject)
Keywords plant ecology, cost of reproduction, sex change, size class, forest herb, dioecy, sequential hermaphroditism, seed production
Key taxa Jack-in-the-pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum)
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Pedagogical Use Description This field activity could be used in two ways: (1) in a third-year ecology course for 12-16 undergraduate students using the instructions as outlined in the present document, where students cooperatively collect their data in groups of two, and (2) in third to fourth year, two-week summer field course setting as an individual student project. In the latter setting, the project approach could be more inquiry-based.
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Url http://tiee.esa.org/vol/v7/experiments/stehlik/abstract.html
Full Name of Primary Author Ivana Stehlik
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Primary Author Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, University of Toronto at Scarborough, 1265 Military Trail, Toronto, ON, Canada, M1C 1A4
Primary Author email ivana.stehlik@utoronto.ca
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  • Celia
Rights 2011 - Ivana Stehlik and Christina Thomsen and the Ecological Society of America
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Drought and Water Ecosystem Services Collection Off
Conservation Targets Under Global Change Collection Off
Big Data Collection Off
Editors Choice No
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Date Of Record Submission 2011-08-29
I Agree to EcoEdDL's Copyright Policy & Terms of Use Yes
Date Of Record Release 2011-08-29 12:39:21
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  • educationintern
Date Last Modified 2018-07-26 15:10:58
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