Selection on floral and carbon uptake traits of Lobelia siphilitica is similar in females and hermaphrodites

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1514-1523

  Caruso, C M ^a   Yakobowski, S J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Floral traits; Gynodioecy; Lobelia siphilitica; Phenotypic selection; Photosynthesis; Pollen limitation; Sexual dimorphism

Indexed keywords

CARBON;

CARBON; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; FLOWER; GYNODIOECY; HERB; HERMAPHRODITE; NATURAL SELECTION; PHENOTYPE; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM;

ARTICLE; FLOWER; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; HERMAPHRODITISM; LOBELIA; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

CARBON; FLOWERS; HERMAPHRODITISM; LOBELIA; SELECTION (GENETICS);

ANIMALIA; LOBELIA; LOBELIA SIPHILITICA;

EID: 54049084658     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2008.01610.x     Document Type: Article

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