Selection for independence of floral and vegetative traits: Evidence from correlation patterns in five species

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 642-644

  Conner, Jeffrey K ^a   Sterling, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Floral evolution; Functional independence; Natural selection; Phenotypic correlations; Pollination

Indexed keywords

BRASSICACEAE; INSECTA; PHLOX DIVARICATA;

EID: 0000080617     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/b96-080     Document Type: Article

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