Floral polymorphism and the fitness implications of attracting pollinating and florivorous insects

Annals of Botany

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 213-222

  De Jager, Marinus L ^a   Ellis, Allan G ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Antagonistic selection; bee flies; community context; floral polymorphism; florivory; Megapalpus capensis; monkey beetles; ovule predation; pollen export; pollinator mediated selection; Ursinia calenduliflora

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ANTAGONISM; BEETLE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DICOTYLEDON; FITNESS; FLORAL TRAIT; FLOWER VISITING; FLY; POLLINATION; POLYMORPHISM; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

ALTITUDE; ANIMAL; ANTAGONISTIC SELECTION; ARTICLE; BEE FLIES; COMMUNITY CONTEXT; CROSS BREEDING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FLORAL POLYMORPHISM; FLORIVORY; FLOWER; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; GEOGRAPHY; HISTOLOGY; INSECT; MEGAPALPUS CAPENSIS; MONKEY BEETLES; OVULE PREDATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT SEED; POLLEN EXPORT; POLLINATION; POLLINATOR-MEDIATED SELECTION; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE FITNESS; STATISTICAL MODEL; URSINIA CALENDULIFLORA;

ANTAGONISTIC SELECTION; BEE FLIES; COMMUNITY CONTEXT; FLORAL POLYMORPHISM; FLORIVORY; MEGAPALPUS CAPENSIS; MONKEY BEETLES; OVULE PREDATION; POLLEN EXPORT; POLLINATOR-MEDIATED SELECTION; URSINIA CALENDULIFLORA;

ALTITUDE; ANIMALS; CROSSES, GENETIC; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FLOWERS; GENETIC FITNESS; GEOGRAPHY; INSECTS; LINEAR MODELS; POLLINATION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; REPRODUCTION; SEEDS;

EID: 84892771766     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: 10958290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mct189     Document Type: Article

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