Flower color preferences of insects and livestock: effects on Gentiana lutea reproductive success

Angiosperms diversification was primarily driven by pollinator agents, but non-pollinator agents also promoted floral evolution. Gentiana lutea shows pollinator driven flower color variation in NW Spain. We test whether insect herbivores and livestock, which frequently feed in G.lutea, play a role i...

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Main Authors: Mar Sobral, María Losada, Tania Veiga, Javier Guitián, José Guitián, Pablo Guitián
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2016-03-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/1685.pdf