Phenotypic selection on floral traits in the arctic plant Parrya nudicaulis (Brassicaceae).

Autor: Carlson ML; Alaska Center for Conservation Science University of Alaska Anchorage Anchorage Alaska USA.; Biological Sciences Department University of Alaska Anchorage Anchorage Alaska USA., Fulkerson JR; Alaska Center for Conservation Science University of Alaska Anchorage Anchorage Alaska USA.; Biological Sciences Department University of Alaska Anchorage Anchorage Alaska USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Ecology and evolution [Ecol Evol] 2022 Mar 01; Vol. 12 (3), pp. e8624. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Mar 01 (Print Publication: 2022).
DOI: 10.1002/ece3.8624
Abstrakt: The evolution of floral traits is often attributed to pollinator-mediated selection; however, the importance of pollinators as selective agents in arctic environments is poorly resolved. In arctic and subarctic regions that are thought to be pollen limited, selection is expected to either favor floral traits that increase pollinator attraction or promote reproductive assurance through selfing. We quantified phenotypic selection on floral traits in two arctic and two subarctic populations of the self-compatible, but largely pollinator-dependent, Parrya nudicaulis . Additionally, we measured selection in plants in both open pollination and pollen augmentation treatments to estimate selection imposed by pollinators in one population. Seed production was found to be limited by pollen availability and strong directional selection on flower number was observed. We did not detect consistently greater magnitudes of selection on floral traits in the arctic relative to the subarctic populations. Directional selection for more pigmented flowers in one arctic population was observed, however. In some populations, selection on flower color was found to interact with other traits. We did not detect consistently stronger selection gradients across all traits for plants exposed to pollinator selection relative to those in the pollen augmentation treatment; however, directional selection tended to be higher for some floral traits in open-pollinated plants.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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