Carvalho, SaraPhillips, Patrick CTeotónio, Henrique2015-09-292015-09-292014-06-02http://hdl.handle.net/10400.7/326Classic population genetics theory predicts that mixed reproductive systems, where self reproduction (selfing) and outcrossing co-exist, should not be as common as they are in nature. One means of reconciling theory with observations is to recognize that sexual conflict between males and hermaphrodites and/or constraints in the allocation of resources towards sex functions in hermaphrodites can balance the fitness components of selfing and outcrossing.engReproductionFecundityEvolutionjournal article10.1186/1471-2148-14-11710.1186/1471-2148-14-117