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Evolutionary consequences of ecological factors: pollinator reliability predicts mating-system traits of a perennial plant.
Ecology letters - 1 Dec 2016
Opedal Øystein H, Albertsen Elena, Armbruster W Scott, Pérez-Barrales Rocío, Falahati-Anbaran Mohsen, Pélabon Christophe
Abstract excerpt
The reproductive-assurance hypothesis predicts that mating-system traits will evolve towards increased autonomous self-pollination in plant populations experiencing unreliable pollinator service. We tested this long-standing hypothesis by assessing geographic covariation among pollinator reliability, outcrossing rates, heterozygosity and relevant floral traits across populations of Dalechampia scandens in Costa...
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