Pollination and the evolution of floral traits : selected studies in the Cape flora

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dc.contributor.advisorBond, William Jen_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorSteiner, Kimen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorJohnson, Steven Den_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2016-09-06T14:48:02Z
dc.date.available2016-09-06T14:48:02Z
dc.date.issued1994en_ZA
dc.descriptionBibliography: pages 132-149.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe study of plant pollination mechanisms has produced some of the most convincing examples of natural selection and adaptation. The aims of this thesis were to determine the role of pollinators in the evolution of floral traits in selected Cape plants, and to reach a better understanding of the relationship between floral adaptation and speciation. To establish a set of testable hypotheses, I asked specifically how adaptation to pollinators can explain three striking patterns in the Cape flora, namely (1) convergence in floral form between unrelated lineages (2) floral mimicry and (3) adaptive radiation within genera.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationJohnson, S. D. (1994). <i>Pollination and the evolution of floral traits : selected studies in the Cape flora</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Biological Sciences. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/21711en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationJohnson, Steven D. <i>"Pollination and the evolution of floral traits : selected studies in the Cape flora."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Biological Sciences, 1994. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/21711en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationJohnson, S. 1994. Pollination and the evolution of floral traits : selected studies in the Cape flora. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Johnson, Steven D AB - The study of plant pollination mechanisms has produced some of the most convincing examples of natural selection and adaptation. The aims of this thesis were to determine the role of pollinators in the evolution of floral traits in selected Cape plants, and to reach a better understanding of the relationship between floral adaptation and speciation. To establish a set of testable hypotheses, I asked specifically how adaptation to pollinators can explain three striking patterns in the Cape flora, namely (1) convergence in floral form between unrelated lineages (2) floral mimicry and (3) adaptive radiation within genera. DA - 1994 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 1994 T1 - Pollination and the evolution of floral traits : selected studies in the Cape flora TI - Pollination and the evolution of floral traits : selected studies in the Cape flora UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/21711 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/21711
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationJohnson SD. Pollination and the evolution of floral traits : selected studies in the Cape flora. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Biological Sciences, 1994 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/21711en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Biological Sciencesen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherBotanyen_ZA
dc.titlePollination and the evolution of floral traits : selected studies in the Cape floraen_ZA
dc.typeDoctoral Thesis
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