Browsing FAS Scholarly Articles by Keyword "nectar spur"
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Aquilegia as a Model System for the Evolution and Ecology of Petals
(Royal Society, 2010)The ranunculid genus Aquilegia holds extraordinary promise as a model system for investigating a wide range of questions relating to the evolution and ecology of petals. New genetic and genomic resources, including an ... -
Evolution of Spur-Length Diversity in Aquilegia Petals Is Achieved Solely Through Cell-Shape Anisotropy
(The Royal Society, 2012)The role of petal spurs and specialized pollinator interactions has been studied since Darwin. Aquilegia petal spurs exhibit striking size and shape diversity, correlated with specialized pollinators ranging from bees to ...