Corolla chirality does not contribute to directed pollen movement in H ypericum perforatum ( H ypericaceae): mirror image pinwheel flowers function as radially symmetric flowers in pollination
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Corolla chirality does not contribute to directed pollen movement in Hypericum perforatum (Hypericaceae): mirror image pinwheel flowers function as radially symmetric flowers in pollination
Corolla chirality, the pinwheel arrangement of petals within a flower, is found throughout the core eudicots. In 15 families, different chiral type flowers (i.e., right or left rotated corolla) exist on the same plant, and this condition is referred to as unfixed/enantiomorphic corolla chirality. There are no investigations on the significance of unfixed floral chirality on directed pollen move...
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عنوان ژورنال: Ecology and Evolution
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2045-7758,2045-7758
DOI: 10.1002/ece3.2268