Morphological characteristics of plants for Halenia elliptica (a) and H. grandiflora (b) and topographic distribution of experimental sites (c). YS means the Yulong Snow Mountain population (3667 m a.s.l); RS means the Research Station population (3223 m a.s.l); BG means the Botanic Garden population (2660 m a.s.l.).

Ming-Liu Yang et al. explored whether the degree of pollen limitation primarily drives differences in #MatingSystems and #FloralTraits of #Halenia species.

#OutcrossPollenLimitation | #ReproductiveAssurance | #ReproductiveStrategies

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Morphological characteristics of plants for Halenia elliptica (a) and H. grandiflora (b) and topographic distribution of experimental sites (c).

Differences of pollination environment between Halenia elliptica and H. grandiflora by comparing on PL (a), OPL (b), AF (c) and RA (d).

💡 #PollenLimitation ➡️ #FloralTraits and #MatingSystems❓
Objects: #HaleniaElliptica & #HaleniaGrandiflora
Results: pollinator visitation rates ➡️ outcross pollen limitation ➡️ floral traits and mating systems
#ReproductiveAssurance
doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...

Morphological characteristics of plants for Halenia elliptica (a) and H. grandiflora (b) and topographic distribution of experimental sites (c).

To explore whether the degree of #PollenLimitation (PL) primarily drives differences in #MatingSystems and #FloralTraits, Ming-Liu Yang et al. investigated floral traits, PL, #ReproductiveAssurance, mating system et al. of #HaleniaElliptica and #HaleniaGrandiflora.
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