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Phenotypic integration in flowers of neotropical lianas: diversification of form with stasis of underlying patterns.
Journal of evolutionary biology - 1 Oct 2013
Alcantara S, de Oliveira F B, Lohmann L G
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Phenotypic integration is essential to the understanding of organismal evolution as a whole. In this study, a phylogenetic framework is used to assess phenotypic integration among the floral parts of a group of Neotropical lianas. Flowers consist of plant reproductive organs (carpels and stamens), usually surrounded by attractive whorls (petals and sepals). Thus, flower parts might be involved in different...
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