Does floral trait variability enhance reproductive success in deceptive orchids?

Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 317-322

  Juillet, Nicolas ^a,b   Scopece, Giovanni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b CENTRE D ECOLOGIE FONCTIONNELLE ET EVOLUTIVE   (France)

Author keywords

Colour polymorphism; Pollinator avoidance learning; Pollinator behaviour; Relaxed selection; Scent variation

Indexed keywords

COLOR; FLORAL TRAIT; HERB; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; POLLINATOR; POLYMORPHISM; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SELECTION;

ORCHIDACEAE;

EID: 78049472757     PISSN: 14338319     EISSN: 16180437     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ppees.2010.05.001     Document Type: Review

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