Manipulation of female architecture in flowers reveals a narrow optimum for pollen deposition

Ecology

Volumn 81, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 3244-3249

  Cresswell, J E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bombus; Brassica; Bumblebees; Flower architecture, stabilizing selection; Formfunction relationship; Pistil length, optimum; Pollination performance; Stabilizing selection

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; FLORAL TRAIT; NATURAL SELECTION; POLLINATION; ZOOPHILY;

BRASSICA NAPUS;

EID: 0033749215     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2000)081[3244:MOFAIF]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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