【💡High Cited 2020-2022 】
Sexual differences and #SexRatios of dioecious plants under stressful environments
Research points:
1️⃣ #SexualDimorphism
2️⃣ sex-specific responses
3️⃣ sex ratio biases
#Dioecy | #StressTolerance | #Competition | #SpatialSegregation
The #Indian state of #Punjab, where the majority of the world’s #Sikhs live, has one of the most skewed #sexratios in the country, reflecting patterns of #infanticide and #prenatal sex selection; it may be among the most #dangerous places in the world to be conceived #female
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/06/19/how-dowries-are-fuelling-a-femicide-epidemic
Researchers find unbalanced infant sex ratios reflecting preference for male children between 1969-2018 among U.S. births to parents of Chinese and Asian Indian descent, and to Filipino and Japanese mothers with less than a high school education. Infant sex ratios are more balanced when both parents are college educated. Results suggest higher education in the United States increases the value of daughters relative to sons.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35575584
Infant sex ratios that differ from the biological norm provide a measure of gender status inequality that is not susceptible to social desirability bias. Ratios may become less biased with educational expansion through reduced preference for male children. Alternatively, bias could increase with edu …
Journal of Plant Ecology
Gladwyn d’Souza
CPIPR