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Identification of major quantitative trait loci underlying floral pollination syndrome divergence in Penstemon.
Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences - 5 Aug 2014
Wessinger Carolyn A, Hileman Lena C, Rausher Mark D
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Distinct floral pollination syndromes have emerged multiple times during the diversification of flowering plants. For example, in western North America, a hummingbird pollination syndrome has evolved more than 100 times, generally from within insect-pollinated lineages. The hummingbird syndrome is characterized by a suite of floral traits that attracts and facilitates pollen movement by hummingbirds, while at the...
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