Herbivores affect natural selection for floral-sex ratio in a field population of horsenettle, Solanum carolinense

Ecology

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 937-943

  Wise, Michael J ^a   Hébert, Julie B ^a,b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Maryland   (United States)

Author keywords

Andromonoccy; Anthonomus nigrinus; Breeding system; Floral sex ratio; Florivory; Frugivory; Horsenettle; Selection analysis; Solanum carolinense

Indexed keywords

DICOTYLEDON; FIELDWORK; FLORAL TRAIT; FRUGIVORY; HERB; HERBIVORE; INSECT; MONOECY; NATURAL SELECTION; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; POLLINATION; RAMET; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SEX RATIO;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ARVICOLINAE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FLOWER; GENETIC SELECTION; INSECT; PHYSIOLOGY; SOLANUM;

ANIMALS; ARVICOLINAE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FLOWERS; INSECTS; SELECTION, GENETIC; SOLANUM;

ANTHONOMUS NIGRINUS; SOLANUM CAROLINENSE;

EID: 77951169049     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/09-1373.1     Document Type: Article

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