Do flowers wave to attract pollinators? A case study with Silene maritima

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1024-1029

  Warren, J ^a   James, P ^a  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Floral movement; Flower stalk; Pollination; Silene maritima; Stabilizing selection; Wavy flowers

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; FITNESS; FLOWER; MOBILITY; POLLINATION; POLLINATOR; SEED SET; SELECTION;

ARTICLE; FLOWER; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT SEED; POLLEN; SILENE;

FLOWERS; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY; POLLEN; SEEDS; SILENE;

HEXAPODA; SILENE;

EID: 45149083616     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2008.01543.x     Document Type: Article

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