Pollinators, herbivores, and the maintenance of flower color variation: A case study with lobelia siphilitica

International Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 171, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1020-1028

  Caruso, Christina M ^a   Scott, Stephanie L ^a   Wray, Julie C ^a   Walsh, Catherine A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agent of selection; Flower color; Herbivory; Lobelia siphilitica; Phenotypic selection; Pollination; Seed predation

Indexed keywords

COLOR; DICOTYLEDON; FLORAL TRAIT; HERBIVORE; NATURAL SELECTION; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; POLLINATOR; SEED PREDATION;

LOBELIA; LOBELIA SIPHILITICA;

EID: 78650085538     PISSN: 10585893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/656511     Document Type: Article

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