Emergence of a floral colour polymorphism by pollinator-mediated overdominance

Examples of overdominance are usually explained by deleterious effects in homozygotes. Here, Kellenberger et al. describe a case of overdominance in the floral color of the Alpine orchid Gymnadenia rhellicani apparently maintained by pollinator preferences without deleterious effects in homozygotes.

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Main Authors:	Roman T. Kellenberger, Kelsey J. R. P. Byers, Rita M. De Brito Francisco, Yannick M. Staedler, Amy M. LaFountain, Jürg Schönenberger, Florian P. Schiestl, Philipp M. Schlüter
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Language:	English
Published:	Nature Publishing Group 2019-01-01
Series:	Nature Communications
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-07936-x

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spelling	doaj-7b8ee59be133460fa35f90159a478cab2021-05-11T12:04:18ZengNature Publishing GroupNature Communications2041-17232019-01-0110111110.1038/s41467-018-07936-xEmergence of a floral colour polymorphism by pollinator-mediated overdominanceRoman T. Kellenberger0Kelsey J. R. P. Byers1Rita M. De Brito Francisco2Yannick M. Staedler3Amy M. LaFountain4Jürg Schönenberger5Florian P. Schiestl6Philipp M. Schlüter7Department of Systematic and Evolutionary Botany, University of ZurichDepartment of Systematic and Evolutionary Botany, University of ZurichDepartment of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of ZurichDepartment of Botany and Biodiversity Research, University of ViennaDepartment of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of ConnecticutDepartment of Botany and Biodiversity Research, University of ViennaDepartment of Systematic and Evolutionary Botany, University of ZurichDepartment of Systematic and Evolutionary Botany, University of ZurichExamples of overdominance are usually explained by deleterious effects in homozygotes. Here, Kellenberger et al. describe a case of overdominance in the floral color of the Alpine orchid Gymnadenia rhellicani apparently maintained by pollinator preferences without deleterious effects in homozygotes.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-07936-x
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author	Roman T. Kellenberger Kelsey J. R. P. Byers Rita M. De Brito Francisco Yannick M. Staedler Amy M. LaFountain Jürg Schönenberger Florian P. Schiestl Philipp M. Schlüter
spellingShingle	Roman T. Kellenberger Kelsey J. R. P. Byers Rita M. De Brito Francisco Yannick M. Staedler Amy M. LaFountain Jürg Schönenberger Florian P. Schiestl Philipp M. Schlüter Emergence of a floral colour polymorphism by pollinator-mediated overdominance Nature Communications
author_facet	Roman T. Kellenberger Kelsey J. R. P. Byers Rita M. De Brito Francisco Yannick M. Staedler Amy M. LaFountain Jürg Schönenberger Florian P. Schiestl Philipp M. Schlüter
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title	Emergence of a floral colour polymorphism by pollinator-mediated overdominance
title_short	Emergence of a floral colour polymorphism by pollinator-mediated overdominance
title_full	Emergence of a floral colour polymorphism by pollinator-mediated overdominance
title_fullStr	Emergence of a floral colour polymorphism by pollinator-mediated overdominance
title_full_unstemmed	Emergence of a floral colour polymorphism by pollinator-mediated overdominance
title_sort	emergence of a floral colour polymorphism by pollinator-mediated overdominance
publisher	Nature Publishing Group
series	Nature Communications
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publishDate	2019-01-01
description	Examples of overdominance are usually explained by deleterious effects in homozygotes. Here, Kellenberger et al. describe a case of overdominance in the floral color of the Alpine orchid Gymnadenia rhellicani apparently maintained by pollinator preferences without deleterious effects in homozygotes.
url	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-07936-x
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Emergence of a floral colour polymorphism by pollinator-mediated overdominance

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