Tempo and mode of flower color evolution

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 102, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 1014-1025

  Smith, Stacey D ^a   Goldberg, Emma E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anagenetic; Anthocyanins; Cladogenetic; Diversification; Floral color; Macroevolution; Pigmentation; Speciation; Transition rate

Indexed keywords

CLADISTICS; COLOR MORPH; DICOTYLEDON; DIVERGENCE; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FLORAL TRAIT; PHYLOGENY;

ANTIRRHINEAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

ANTHOCYANIN; PIGMENT;

ANGIOSPERM; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; EVOLUTION; FLOWER; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION;

ANGIOSPERMS; ANTHOCYANINS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; FLOWERS; GENETIC SPECIATION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHENOTYPE; PIGMENTS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84939128232     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: 15372197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.1500163     Document Type: Article

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