Opposing natural selection from herbivores and pathogens may maintain floral-color variation in Claytonia virginica (Portulacaceae)

Evolution

Volumn 58, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 2426-2437

  Frey, Frank M ^a,b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Center for Language and Brain   (United States)

Author keywords

Claytonia virginica; Floral color evolution; Herbivory; Maintenance of polymorphism; Phenotypic selection; Pollination ecology; Pollinator mediated selection

Indexed keywords

COLOR MORPH; FLORAL TRAIT; HERBIVORY; NATURAL SELECTION; POLLINATOR;

ANIMALIA; CLAYTONIA; CLAYTONIA VIRGINICA; PORTULACACEAE;

EID: 9244235031     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0014-3820.2004.tb00872.x     Document Type: Article

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