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Edaphic factors and flower colour distribution in theAnemoneae (Ranunculaceae)

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Variation patterns of flower colour in some species of theAnemoneae can be correlated with edaphic variables. These examples are used in the argument that discriminative pollination through colour responsive pollen vectors is not the sole cause for non-randomness in intraspecific flower colour distributions. Some possible reasons for genetic linkage between genes controlling edaphic responses and genes controlling flower pigmentation are discussed.

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  1. Department of Botany, The George S. Wise Center for Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel

    Auguste Horovitz

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Horovitz, A. Edaphic factors and flower colour distribution in theAnemoneae (Ranunculaceae). Pl Syst Evol 126, 239–242 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00983363

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