Open AccessFluctuating selection by water level on gynoecium colour polymorphism in an aquatic plant
Author(s) -
Xiaoxin Tang,
ShuangQuan Huang
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
annals of botany
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.567
H-Index - 176
eISSN - 1095-8290
pISSN - 0305-7364
DOI - 10.1093/aob/mcq172
Subject(s) - biology , gynoecium , pollinator , population , selection (genetic algorithm) , aquatic plant , botany , pollination , ecology , pollen , stamen , macrophyte , demography , artificial intelligence , computer science , sociology
It has been proposed that variation in pollinator preferences or a fluctuating environment can act to maintain flower colour polymorphism. These two hypotheses were tested in an aquatic monocot Butomus umbellatus (Butomaceae) with a pink or white gynoecium in the field population.
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