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Phenotypic selection in hawkmoth-pollinated Platanthera bifolia: targets and fitness surfaces.
Evolution; international journal of organic evolution - 1 Feb 2000
Maad J
Abstract excerpt
The present study explored phenotypic selection on phenological and morphological reproductive traits in hawkmoth-pollinated Platanthera bifolia (Orchidaceae), a Eurasian perennial herb displaying bisexual, long-spurred flowers. The work was carried out during three flowering seasons (1993-1995) in a Swedish population. Fitness was estimated as the number of pollinia removed (male fitness) and fruits produced...
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