Is the colour dimorphism in Dactylorhiza sambucina maintained by differential seed viability instead of frequency-dependent selection?

Folia Geobotanica

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 61-76

  Jersáková, Jana ^a   Kindlmann, Pavel ^a,b   Renner, Susanne S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

^b AGROCAMPUS OUEST   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dactylorhiza; Flower colour polymorphism; Frequency dependent selection; Pollinator discrimination; Rewardless flowers; Seed viability

Indexed keywords

COLOR MORPH; NATURAL SELECTION; PLANT-POLLINATOR INTERACTION; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEED; VIABILITY;

CENTRAL EUROPE; CZECH REPUBLIC; EURASIA; EUROPE;

APOIDEA; DACTYLORHIZA; DACTYLORHIZA SAMBUCINA; ORCHIDACEAE; PRIMULA VERIS; PRIMULACEAE;

EID: 31744436121     PISSN: 12119520     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02805262     Document Type: Article

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