| Predicting the pathway to wind pollination: heritabilities and genetic correlations of inflorescence traits associated with wind pollination in Schiedea salicaria (Caryophyllaceae). | |
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PMID: 16599909 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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The transition from biotic to abiotic pollination was investigated using Schiedea, a genus exhibiting a remarkable diversity of inflorescence architecture associated with pollination biology. Heritabilities and genetic correlations of inflorescence traits were estimated in gynodioecious Schiedea salicaria (Caryophyllaceae), a species that has likely undergone a recent transition to wind-pollination. Using a partial diallel crossing design, significant narrow-sense heritabilities were detected for inflorescence condensation (h2 = 0.56 to 0.68 in the two sexes) and other traits related to the extent of wind pollination in Schiedea species. Heritabilities were generally higher in hermaphrodites than in females. Strong genetic correlations may constrain the evolution of some inflorescence traits that facilitate wind pollination, such as simultaneous shortening of inflorescence length and elongation of the subtending internode. The presence of significant narrow-sense heritabilities for traits associated with wind pollination suggests, however, that selection for more effective wind pollination in the windy, pollinator-limited environments where S. salicaria grows could lead to the evolution of the highly condensed inflorescences characteristic of other wind-pollinated species of Schiedea. |
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Authors:
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S G Weller; A K Sakai; T M Culley; D R Campbell; A K Dunbar-Wallis |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of evolutionary biology Volume: 19 ISSN: 1010-061X ISO Abbreviation: J. Evol. Biol. Publication Date: 2006 Mar |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2006-04-07 Completed Date: 2006-06-23 Revised Date: 2008-11-21 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8809954 Medline TA: J Evol Biol Country: Switzerland |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 331-42 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697, USA. sgweller@uci.edu |
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Caryophyllaceae
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genetics,
physiology* Climate Evolution Flowers / genetics* Genetic Variation Pollen / physiology* Reproduction Wind |
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