MIMICRY ON THE QT(L): GENETICS OF SPECIATION IN MIMULUS
Open Access
- 1 August 2001
- Vol. 55 (8) , 1706-1709
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0014-3820.2001.tb00690.x
Abstract
Ecological studies suggest that hummingbird-pollinated plants in North America mimic each other to increase visitation by birds. Published quantitative trait locus (QTL) data for two Mimulus species indicate that floral traits associated with hummingbird versus bee pollination results from a few loci with major effects on morphology, as predicted by classical models for the evolution of mimicry. Thus, the architecture of genetic divergence associated with speciation may depend on the ecological context.Keywords
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