Phylogenetic evidence for a flower size and number trade‐off
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Phylogenetic evidence for a flower size and number trade-off.
The size and number of flowers displayed together on an inflorescence (floral display) influences pollinator attraction and pollen transfer and receipt, and is integral to plant reproductive success and fitness. Life history theory predicts that the evolution of floral display is constrained by trade-offs between the size and number of flowers and inflorescences. Indeed, a trade-off between flo...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Botany
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0002-9122,1537-2197
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.94.12.2059