Floral design in Polemonium brandegei (Polemoniaceae): genetic and phenotypic variation under hawkmoth and hummingbird pollination
Kulbaba M and Worley A. 2008. Floral design in Polemonium brandegei (Polemoniaceae): genetic and phenotypic variation under hawkmoth and hummingbird pollination. International Journal of Plant Science. 169(4):509-522
We examined continuous variation in anther position, style length, herkogamy, and flower shape in Polemonium brandegei and observed pollinators, measured flower shape and sex organ position and estimated heritabilities and genetic correlations among floral traits in the greenhouse. The two major pollinators were hummingbirds Selasphorus platycercus and hawkmoths Hyles lineata and Hyles gallii.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Kulbaba, Mason W; Worley, Anne C
- Units
- ROMO
- Keywords
- Additive Genetic Correlations, Hawkmoth Pollination, heritability, Herkogamy, hummingbird, Hyles gallii, Hyles lineata, Polemoniaceae, Polemonium brandegei, Selasphorus platycercus