Adaptive significance of flower color and inter-trait correlations in an Ipomopsis hybrid zone

Evolution

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1293-1303

  Meléndez Ackerman, Elvia ^a,b,c   Campbell, Diane R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b ROCKY MOUNTAIN BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c University of Puerto Rico Institute for Tropical Ecosystem Studies   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Flower color; Hybrid zone; Ipomopsis; Male fitness; Pollinator visitation; Selection; Trait manipulation

Indexed keywords

FLOWERING; PHENOTYPE;

ADAPTATION; COLOR; FITNESS; FLOWER; HYBRID ZONE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT;

AGGREGATA; EMBRYOPHYTA; IPOMOPSIS; IPOMOPSIS AGGREGATA; IPOMOPSIS TENUITUBA;

EID: 0031763287     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.1998.tb02011.x     Document Type: Article

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