The potential for selection on pollen colour dimorphisms in Nigella degenii: Morph-specific differences in pollinator visitation, fertilisation success and siring ability

Evolutionary Ecology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 291-306

  Jorgensen, Tove H ^a   Petanidou, Theodora ^b   Andersson, Stefan ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE AEGEAN   (Greece)

Author keywords

Cyclades; Gametophyte fitness; Pollen colour; Pollen competition; Ranunculaceae

Indexed keywords

COLOR; DIMORPHISM; NATURAL SELECTION; POLLEN; POLLINATION; POLLINATOR; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

NIGELLA; NIGELLA DEGENII; RANUNCULACEAE;

EID: 33746823754     PISSN: 02697653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10682-006-0008-x     Document Type: Article

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