Patterns of ant-mediated pollen dispersal in Diamorpha smallii (Crassulaceae)

Patterns of ant-mediated pollen dispersal in Diamorpha smallii (Crassulaceae)

Gene flow distances in Diamorpha smallii (Crassulaceae) effected through pollen dispersal by ants (Formica schaufussi and F. subsericea) are extremely short and their frequency distributions are strongly leptokurtic in form. Increased plant density is associated with decreased pollen dispersal dista...

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Veröffentlicht in:Systematic botany 1981-01, Vol.6 (1), p.1-7
Hauptverfasser: Wyatt, R, Stoneburner, A
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Ants
Flowers
Formica
Gene flow
Insect ecology
Insect genetics
Insect pollination
Plants
Pollen
Pollinating insects
Pollination
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Zusammenfassung:Gene flow distances in Diamorpha smallii (Crassulaceae) effected through pollen dispersal by ants (Formica schaufussi and F. subsericea) are extremely short and their frequency distributions are strongly leptokurtic in form. Increased plant density is associated with decreased pollen dispersal distances. This pattern of pollen dispersal may explain earlier electrophoretic data indicating a highly subdivided population structure in D. smallii.
ISSN:0363-6445
1548-2324
DOI:10.2307/2418629