Pollinator-mediated selection and experimental manipulation of the flower phenotype in Chloraea bletioides

Functional Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1219-1227

  Cuartas Domínguez, Marcela ^a   Medel, Rodrigo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Chile; Correlational selection; Fitness; Floral display; Flower evolution; Male and female success; Phenotypic selection; Pollination; Pollinia; Sex function

Indexed keywords

ENDEMIC SPECIES; FITNESS; FLORAL TRAIT; FLOWER; MONOCOTYLEDON; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHENOTYPE; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; POLLINATOR; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

CHILE;

CHLORAEA; ORCHIDACEAE;

EID: 78649588759     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2010.01737.x     Document Type: Article

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