The role of pollinators in maintaining variation in flower colour in the Rocky Mountain columbine, Aquilegia coerulea.

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Abstract

Flower colour varies within and among populations of the Rocky Mountain columbine, Aquilegia coerulea, in conjunction with the abundance of its two major pollinators, hawkmoths and bumble-bees. This study seeks to understand whether the choice of flower colour by these major pollinators can help explain the variation in flower colour observed in A. coerulea populations.

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Journal

Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Ann. Bot.

Title: Annals of botany

Publisher: Oxford University Press (OUP)

ISSN (Electronic): 1095-8290

ISSN (Print): 0305-7364

Publication date (Electronic): May 2015

Volume: 115

Issue: 6

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[1 ] Department of Entomology, 1630 Linden Drive, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706, USA and USDA-Agricultural Research Service, Vegetable Crop Research Unit, 1630 Linden Drive, Madison, WI 53706, USA.

[2 ] Department of Entomology, 1630 Linden Drive, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706, USA and USDA-Agricultural Research Service, Vegetable Crop Research Unit, 1630 Linden Drive, Madison, WI 53706, USA Department of Entomology, 1630 Linden Drive, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706, USA and USDA-Agricultural Research Service, Vegetable Crop Research Unit, 1630 Linden Drive, Madison, WI 53706, USA jbrunet@wisc.edu Johanne.Brunet@ars.usda.gov.

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Publisher Item ID: mcv028

DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcv028

PMC ID: 4407065

PubMed ID: 25808657

SO-VID: 11770bad-b7db-49b0-84b8-53abae2b248e

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Keywords: novelty,pollinators,learning behaviour,hawkmoths,frequency dependence,flower colour variation,bumble-bees,Rocky Mountain columbine,Ranunculaceae,Hyles lineata,Bombus impatiens,Aquilegia coerulea

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Keywords: novelty, pollinators, learning behaviour, hawkmoths, frequency dependence, flower colour variation, bumble-bees, Rocky Mountain columbine, Ranunculaceae, Hyles lineata, Bombus impatiens, Aquilegia coerulea

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