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The evolvability of herkogamy: Quantifying the evolutionary potential of a composite trait.
Evolution; international journal of organic evolution - 1 Jun 2017
Opedal Øystein H, Bolstad Geir H, Hansen Thomas F, Armbruster W Scott, Pélabon Christophe
Abstract excerpt
Accurate estimates of trait evolvabilities are central to predicting the short-term evolutionary potential of populations, and hence their ability to adapt to changing environments. We quantify and evaluate the evolvability of herkogamy, the spatial separation of male and female structures in flowers, a key floral trait associated with variation in mating systems. We compiled genetic-variance estimates for...
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