Pollinator-mediated selection on floral display and spur length in the orchid Gymnadenia conopsea

International Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 171, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 999-1009

  Sletvold, Nina ^a   Ågren, Jon ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Female fitness; Natural selection; Plant animal interactions; Pollen limitation; Selection gradients; Spatiotemporal variation

Indexed keywords

FEMALE; FITNESS; MONOCOTYLEDON; NATURAL SELECTION; PLANT-POLLINATOR INTERACTION; POLLEN LIMITATION; POLLINATOR; SPATIAL VARIATION; SPECIALIZATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

ANIMALIA; GYMNADENIA CONOPSEA; ORCHIDACEAE;

EID: 78650162152     PISSN: 10585893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/656597     Document Type: Article

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