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Bibliography

Blavet, N. ( 1,2 ), et al. "Identifying New Sex-Linked Genes Through BAC Sequencing In The Dioecious Plant Silene Latifolia." BMC Genomics 16.1 (2015): Scopus®. Web. 10 Oct. 2016.

This article describes an experiment that was done on two genus of Saline, latifolia and vulgaris, in an attempt to identify genes that are directly related to sex determination within the plant. With the use of RNA-seq data as well as BAC libraries of both species, the experiment was able to identify 59 new sex linked genes.

Buide, M.L., et al. "Night Life On The Beach: Selfing To Avoid Pollinator Competition Between Two Sympatric Silene Species."Annals Of Botany 116.2 (2015): 201-211. Scopus®. Web. 10 Oct. 2016.

The goal of the experiment within this article was to determine whether Silene ramosissima reproduce through selfing as a strategic mechanism to avoid pollinator competition. They compared this to inter-specific pollination with a different genus of Silene, niceensis, and quantitatively compare the reproductive outcome (seeds and fruit) of both methods.

Desfeux, Christine, et al. "Evolution of Reproductive Systems in the Genus Silene." Proceedings: Biological Sciences 1996: 409.JSTOR Journals. Web. 10 Oct. 2016.

The authors of this article start their discussion by identifying the fact that there are hermaphrodite, gynodioecious,and dioecious Silene. They proceed to experiment using ITS sequences of 22 species in order to determine the relationship of the genes within the genome of Silene and the physical expression of the their reproductive systems.

Gehring, Janet L., and Lynda F. Delph. "Effects of Reduced Source‐Sink Ratio on the Cost of Reproduction in Females of Silene latifolia." International Journal of Plant Sciences 2006: 843. JSTOR Journals. Web. 10 Oct. 2016.

The experimental design described within this article included exposing female Silene latifolia to two different experimental treatments, delayed pollination and shading of flowers and fruit, in order to witness alterations in the females reproductive phenotype.

Wright, Jessica Wilcox. Pollination, Seed Predation and Floral Character Evolution in Silene Latifolia. 2000.

The author of this book strives to quantify the effects of natural selection on both female and male populations of Silene latifolia with regards to their reproductive success. Lastly, she aims to answer whether pollination and seed predation causes flower production to change patterns with regard to time or size.

Zluvova, J. ( 1,2 ), et al. "Early Events In The Evolution Of The Silene Latifolia Y Chromosome: Male Specialization And Recombination Arrest." Genetics 177.1 (2007): 375-386. Scopus®. Web. 10 Oct. 2016.

The authors discuss their analysis of Y chromosome deletion mutants found in Silene latifolia and how there are two loci on the Y chromosome that play a drastic role in male reproduction within this plant. One of these suppressed female expressive genes while the other promotes male expression. They proceed to analyze a male sterile-mutant and conclude that there is direct correlation between the Y chromosome and the functions which affect chromosomal pairing.