Evolvability and constraint in the evolution of three‐dimensional flower morphology

• Published in: American journal of botany Vol. 109; no. 11; pp. 1906 - 1917
• Main Authors: Opedal, Øystein H., Hildesheim, Laura S., Armbruster, W. Scott
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Botanical Society of America, Inc 01.11.2022; John Wiley and Sons Inc
• Subjects: Anthers; Biologi; Biological Evolution; Biological Sciences; Bisexuality; conditional evolvability; Dalechampia; Divergence; Euphorbiaceae; Euphorbiaceae - genetics; Evolution; Evolutionary Biology; Evolutionsbiologi; Flowers; Flowers - physiology; functional constraints; genetic constraints; Genetic diversity; Multivariate analysis; Natural Sciences; Naturvetenskap; Phenotype; Phenotypes; Phenotypic variations; Plant reproduction; plant–pollinator interactions; Pollen; Pollination; Pollinators; Special Issue; Stigmas (botany); Three dimensional flow; Euphorbiaceae; Dalechampia; genetic constraints; plant-pollinator interactions; functional constraints; conditional evolvability
• ISSN: 0002-9122; 1537-2197; 1537-2197
• DOI: 10.1002/ajb2.16092

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 subj...