Eucalyptus Gracilis Progeny Fitness and Multiple Paternity Associations

Fifty-eight open-pollinated progeny arrays from three natural populations of Eucalyptus gracilis were genotyped at eight microsatellite loci and planted in a reciprocal transplant trial. The dataset, part of a PhD project at the University of Adelaide, measures family establishment rates to study mating system parameters and fitness. It provides evidence supporting the constrained inbreeding hypothesis, showing higher fitness in seed families with more multiple paternities.

Use Cases

• Meta-analysis of habitat fragmentation effects on plant pollination and genetic diversity based on the description's suggested reuse.
• Testing theoretical models of mating pattern-fitness relationships in long-lived tree species.
• Examining the impact of pollinator mobility on mating patterns in fragmented landscapes as described in the project goals.

Strengths

• Data includes 58 progeny arrays genotyped at eight microsatellite loci.
• Fitness was measured via a reciprocal transplant trial across three populations.
• The dataset is associated with a specific research hypothesis (constrained inbreeding) tested in a PhD project.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

University of Adelaide PhD project supervised by Prof Andrew Lowe, Dr Mike Gardner and Dr Kym Ottewell.

Collection Method

Progeny collected from three natural populations, genotyped, and planted in a reciprocal transplant trial.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-10 20:02:57.478474; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Three natural populations of Eucalyptus gracilis (specific locations not stated).