Did pollination shifts drive diversification in southern African Gladiolus? Evaluating the model of pollinator-driven speciation

American Naturalist

Volumn 180, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 83-98

  Valente, Luis M ^a,b   Manning, John C ^c,d   Goldblatt, Peter ^e   Vargas, Pablo ^a  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^e MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN   (United States)

Author keywords

Gladiolus; Iridaceae; Phylogeny; Pollination; Radiation; Speciation

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL ZONATION; MONOCOTYLEDON; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY; POLLINATION; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY); SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

AFRICA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEE; BEETLE; BIODIVERSITY; BIRD; BUTTERFLY; FLY; IRIDACEAE; MOTH; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; POLLINATION;

AFRICA, SOUTHERN; ANIMALS; BEES; BEETLES; BIODIVERSITY; BIRDS; BUTTERFLIES; DIPTERA; IRIDACEAE; MOTHS; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; POLLINATION;

EID: 84862120288     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/666003     Document Type: Article

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