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ArticleEcology and evolution2026

How Do Females Persist? Life History, Environment, and Female Advantage in Gynodioecious

Ashini Dias Mahadura, Jakub Šmerda, Tereza Maňáková, Michaela Kubová, Zuzana Halamová, František Zedek, Petr Bureš

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Ashini Dias MahaduraDepartment of Botany and Zoology, Faculty of Science Masaryk University Brno Czech Republic.
Jakub ŠmerdaDepartment of Botany and Zoology, Faculty of Science Masaryk University Brno Czech Republic.
Tereza MaňákováDepartment of Botany and Zoology, Faculty of Science Masaryk University Brno Czech Republic.
Michaela KubováDepartment of Botany and Zoology, Faculty of Science Masaryk University Brno Czech Republic.
Zuzana HalamováDepartment of Botany and Zoology, Faculty of Science Masaryk University Brno Czech Republic.
František ZedekDepartment of Botany and Zoology, Faculty of Science Masaryk University Brno Czech Republic.
Petr BurešDepartment of Botany and Zoology, Faculty of Science Masaryk University Brno Czech Republic.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0146-956X

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Abstract

Gynodioecy-the coexistence of females and hermaphrodites-raises a fundamental question in evolutionary ecology: how do females persist when hermaphrodites can both sire and set seed? We addressed this by quantifying how life-history strategy (polycarpic vs. monocarpic), trait-specific components of female advantage, and environmental context shape female frequencies in two gynodioecious thistles with contrasting life histories: the polycarpic

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