One cost that isn't yet included is the delayed reproductive maturity often reported in polyploids. This mismatching in phenology compared to diploid progenitors would act to reduce mate-choice but may help to avoid diploid pollen-swamping and could be well tolerated when selfing.
One cost that isn't yet included is the delayed reproductive maturity often reported in polyploids. This mismatching in phenology compared to diploid progenitors would act to reduce mate-choice but may help to avoid diploid pollen-swamping and could be well tolerated when selfing.