What you smell is more important than what you see? Natural selection on floral scent

New Phytologist

Volumn 195, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 510-511

  Adler, Lynn S ^a   Irwin, Rebecca E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Evolution; Floral scent; Floral traits; Phenotypic selection; Plant fitness; Pollination biology

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BEE; CHEMISTRY; COLOR; FLOWER; GENETIC SELECTION; NOTE; PENSTEMON; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; POLLINATION;

ANIMALS; BEES; COLOR; FLOWERS; PENSTEMON; PHENOTYPE; POLLINATION; SELECTION, GENETIC;

EID: 84863733084     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2012.04229.x     Document Type: Note

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