INDEPENDENT ORIGINATION OF FLORAL ZYGOMORPHY, A PREDICTED ADAPTIVE RESPONSE TO POLLINATORS: DEVELOPMENTAL AND GENETIC MECHANISMS
Observations of floral development indicate that floral organ initiation in pentapetalous flowers more commonly results in a medially positioned abaxial petal (MAB) than in a medially positioned adaxial petal (MAD), where the medial plane is defined by the stem and the bract during early floral deve...
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VCU Scholars Compass
2016
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| Online Access: | http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/4482 http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=5506&context=etd |