Pollinator-mediated evolution of floral signals

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 307-315

  Schiestl, Florian P ^a   Johnson, Steven D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOWER; LEARNING; POLLINATION; SELECTION; SHAPE; SIGNAL;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; EVOLUTION; FLOWER; GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; POLLINATION; REVIEW;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; FLOWERS; POLLINATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84876734249     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2013.01.019     Document Type: Review

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