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Postzygotic barriers isolate sympatric species of Cyrtandra (Gesneriaceae) in Hawaiian montane forest understories.
American journal of botany - 1 Nov 2015
Johnson Melissa A, Price Donald K, Price Jonathan P, Stacy Elizabeth A
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PREMISE OF THE STUDY: Recent reviews of reproductive isolation (RI) in plants propose that boundaries between closely related species are maintained predominantly through prezygotic mechanisms. However, few experimental studies have explored how boundaries are maintained in long-lived species. Hawaiian Cyrtandra presents an intriguing challenge to our understanding of RI, as it comprises 60 shrub or small tree...
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