Geographical covariation and local convergence of flower depth in a guild of fly-pollinated plants

New Phytologist

Volumn 182, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 533-540

  Anderson, Bruce ^a,b   Johnson, Steven D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Advergent evolution; Coevolution; Convergent evolution; Geographic mosaic of coevolution; Maladaptation; Mimicry; Pollination syndrome

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ALLOPATRY; COEVOLUTION; CONVERGENT EVOLUTION; DIVERGENCE; FLOWER; FLY; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; HERB; MIMICRY; PLANT-INSECT INTERACTION; POLLINATION; SELECTION;

ADAPTATION; ANGIOSPERM; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; EVOLUTION; FLOWER; FLY; GEOGRAPHY; HISTOLOGY; POLLINATION; SOUTH AFRICA;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; ANGIOSPERMS; ANIMALS; DIPTERA; EVOLUTION; FLOWERS; GEOGRAPHY; POLLINATION; SOUTH AFRICA;

NEMESTRINIDAE; ORCHIDACEAE; PROSOECA GANGLBAUERI;

EID: 63449129524     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2009.02764.x     Document Type: Article

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