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Morph‐specific selection on floral traits in a polymorphic plant [PDF]
Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 2010 AbstractCorrelations between phenotypic traits are common in many organisms, but the relative importance of nonadaptive mechanisms and selection for the evolution and maintenance of such correlations are poorly understood. In polymorphic species, morphs may evolve quantitative differences in additional characters as a result of morph‐specific selection.
Didrik, Vanhoenacker +3 more
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The neglected importance of floral traits in trait‐based plant community assembly [PDF]
Journal of Vegetation Science, 2020 AbstractAimsFloral traits are frequently studied in population biology and evolutionary ecology but are rarely considered in functional trait‐based studies focusing on the assembly of communities. We address this gap in trait‐based community assembly by synthesizing the existing literature on processes driving floral and pollination‐related trait ...
Anna E‐Vojtkó +4 more
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A meta‐analysis of the agents of selection on floral traits
Evolution, 2018 Floral traits are hypothesized to evolve primarily in response to selection by pollinators. However, selection can also be mediated by other environmental factors. To understand the relative importance of pollinator-mediated selection and its variation among trait and pollinator types, we analyzed directional selection gradients on floral traits from ...
Christina M. Caruso +3 more
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QTL ANALYSIS OF FLORAL TRAITS IN LOUISIANA IRIS HYBRIDS [PDF]
Evolution, 2007 The formation of hybrid zones between nascent species is a widespread phenomenon. The evolutionary consequences of hybridization are influenced by numerous factors, including the action of natural selection on quantitative trait variation. Here we examine how the genetic basis of floral traits of two species of Louisiana Irises affects the extent of ...
Amy, Bouck +2 more
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Sex‐specific floral attraction traits in a sequentially hermaphroditic species [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, 2020 Abstract Many angiosperms are hermaphroditic and produce bisexual flowers in which male (pollen export) and female (stigma receptivity) functions are separated temporally. This sequential hermaphroditism may be associated with variation in flower size, color, or pattern, all of which may influence pollinator attraction.
Kristen Peach +3 more
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Geographic variation in floral traits and the capacity of autonomous selfing across allopatric and sympatric populations of two closely related Centaurium species [PDF]
, 2017 Floral traits and the relative contribution of autonomous selfing to total seed set varies geographically and is often driven by the availability and abundance of suitable pollinators and/or the presence of co-flowering relatives.
Mario Vallejo-Marin +7 more
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Inbreeding and the genetic variance in floral traits of Mimulus guttatus [PDF]
Heredity, 2003 The additive genetic variance, V(A), is frequently used as a measure of evolutionary potential in natural plant populations. Many plants inbreed to some extent; a notable observation given that random mating is essential to the model that predicts evolutionary change from V(A).
J K, Kelly, H S, Arathi
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Selection on floral traits through male fertility in a natural plant population [PDF]
, 2008 Most studies on selection in plants estimate female fitness components and neglect male mating success, although the latter might also be fundamental to understand adaptive evolution.
van Kleunen, Mark, Burczyk, Jaroslaw
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Evolutionary Ecology of Floral Traits in Fragrant Orchids
, 2018 Why are flowers so diverse? Much of floral evolution is thought to be driven by pollinator-mediated selection. However, the connection between macroevolutionary patterns of floral diversity and microevolutionary processes remains poorly understood. In this thesis, I have used the fragrant orchids Gymnadenia conopsea s.s.
Chapurlat, Elodie
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Ecology and Evolution, 2020 Water stress and increasing temperatures are two main constraints faced by plants in the context of climate change. These constraints affect plant physiology and morphology, including phenology, floral traits, and nectar rewards, thus altering plant ...
Charlotte Descamps +4 more
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