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Evolvability and constraint in the evolution of three-dimensional flower morphology.
American journal of botany - 1 Nov 2022
Opedal Øystein H, Hildesheim Laura S, Armbruster W Scott
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PREMISE: Flower phenotypes evolve to attract pollinators and to ensure efficient pollen transfer to and from the bodies of pollinators or, in self-compatible bisexual flowers, between anthers and stigmas. If functionally interacting traits are genetically correlated, response to selection may be subject to genetic constraints. Genetic constraints can be assessed by quantifying standing genetic variation in...
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