Morph-specific selection on floral traits in a polymorphic plant

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1251-1260

  Vanhoenacker, D ^a   Torang P ^b   agren J ^b   Ehrlen J ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Correlational selection; Floral display; Flower morphology; Phenotypic selection; Pollination; Primula farinosa; Seed predation

Indexed keywords

DICOTYLEDON; FLORAL TRAIT; GRAZING; HERB; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; NATURAL SELECTION; PHENOTYPE; POLLINATION; POLYMORPHISM; SEED PREDATION;

ARTICLE; FLOWER; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; PRIMULACEAE;

FLOWERS; PRIMULA; SELECTION, GENETIC;

PRIMULA FARINOSA; PRIMULACEAE;

EID: 77954159094     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2010.01989.x     Document Type: Article

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