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Seasonal change in a pollinator community and the maintenance of style length variation in Mertensia fusiformis (Boraginaceae)

Authors: Forrest, J. R. K.ORCID; Ogilvie, J. E.; Gorischek, A. M.; Thomson, J. D.
Year: 2011
Journal: Annals of Botany, Vol. 108, pp. 1-11
Publisher: UNKNOWN
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcr093
Keywords: FLORAL MORPHOLOGY, FROST, HERKOGAMY, LOCAL ADAPTATION, OSMIA, PHENOLOGY, POLLINATION, ROCKY MOUNTAIN BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY, TEMPERATURE

Abstract

Seasonal change in pollinator-mediated selection on style length may help maintain variation in this trait in M. fusiformis, but adaptation to local flowering time is not apparent. The prevalence of short styles in these populations requires further explanation.

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