Adaptive trade-off in floral morphology mediates specialization for flowers pollinated by bats and hummingbirds

American Naturalist

Volumn 169, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 494-504

  Muchhala, Nathan ^a  

^a University of Miami   (United States)

Author keywords

Burmeistera; Chiropterophily; Disruptive selection; Fitness trade off; Floral evolution; Ornithophily

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; BAT; BIRD; FITNESS; FLOWER; MORPHOLOGY; ORNITHOPHILY; POLLINATION; POLLINATOR; SELECTION; SPECIALIZATION; TRADE-OFF;

ADAPTATION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAT; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIRD; CAMPANULACEAE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECUADOR; EVOLUTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FLOWER; HISTOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POLLEN; VIDEORECORDING;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BIRDS; CAMPANULACEAE; CHIROPTERA; ECUADOR; EVOLUTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FLOWERS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POLLEN; VIDEO RECORDING;

BURMEISTERA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; TROCHILIDAE;

EID: 33947374310     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/512047     Document Type: Article

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