The evolution of floral variation without pollinator shifts in gorteria diffusa (asteraceae)

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 793-801

  Ellis, Allan G ^b   Johnson, Steven D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Asteraceae; Bombyliidae; Floral evolution; Geographic mosaic; Gorteria diffusa; Megapalpus; Pollination biology; Pollinator assemblages; Pollinator specialization; Polymorphism; South Africa

Indexed keywords

DICOTYLEDON; FLORAL TRAIT; FLY; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; MODEL TEST; MORPHOLOGY; ORNAMENTATION; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PLANT-POLLINATOR INTERACTION; POLLINATION; POLYMORPHISM; SPECIALIZATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

APOIDEA; ASTERACEAE; BOMBYLIIDAE; GORTERIA DIFFUSA; HEXAPODA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; MEGAPALPUS;

EID: 65249170792     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.0800222     Document Type: Article

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