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EM Kramer - Annual review of plant biology, 2009 - annualreviews.org
The lower eudicot genus Aquilegia holds enormous potential for investigating aspects of development, ecology, and evolution that are otherwise unrepresented among existing …
The basal eudicot Aquilegia (columbine) has an unusual floral structure that includes two morphologically distinct whorls of petaloid organs and a clearly differentiated fifth organ …
ES Ballerini, Y Min, MB Edwards… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
The evolution of novel features, such as eyes or wings, that allow organisms to exploit their environment in new ways can lead to increased diversification rates. Therefore …
H Citerne, F Jabbour, S Nadot, C Damerval - Advances in botanical …, 2010 - Elsevier
Symmetry is a defining feature of floral diversity. Here we review the evolutionary and ecological context of floral symmetry (adding new data regarding its distribution), as well as …
Background The lower eudicot genus Aquilegia, commonly known as columbine, is currently the subject of extensive genetic and genomic research aimed at developing this taxon as a …
R Zhang, C Guo, W Zhang, P Wang… - Proceedings of the …, 2013 - National Acad Sciences
Absence of petals, or being apetalous, is usually one of the most important features that characterizes a group of flowering plants at high taxonomic ranks (ie, family and above). The …
JR Puzey, SJ Gerbode, SA Hodges… - … of the Royal …, 2012 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The role of petal spurs and specialized pollinator interactions has been studied since Darwin. Aquilegia petal spurs exhibit striking size and shape diversity, correlated with …
Abstract Studies of the North American columbines (Aquilegia, Ranunculaceae) have supported the view that adaptive radiations in animal-pollinated plants proceed through …