Self-pollination in the genus Erica

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dc.contributor.advisorMidgley, Jeremy Jen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorMalan, Michelleen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2017-10-25T08:40:59Z
dc.date.available2017-10-25T08:40:59Z
dc.date.issued2009en_ZA
dc.date.updated2017-02-21T10:17:58Z
dc.description.abstractThe ability of flowers to self-pollinate was investigated in eight species of the diverse Erica genus. Self-pollination was found to occur in five out of the eight species, with mainly bird pollinated species having a high degree of selfing. The use of a broken anther ring as an indication of visitation and pollination of the flowers was also investigated and it was found that two species are potentially useful in this regard. An inverse relationship between the degree of selfing and near neighbour distance was found across the species. The resprouting Erica cerinthoides was found to have a UV signal, it also had the most dispersed population, highest nectar sugar concentration and a high degree of self-pollination. Erica paludicola, which is an endemic that occurs in only one other population on the Cape Peninsula, had the highest degree of self-pollination. I speculate that the high degree of selfing in Erica is one of the reasons the genus is so diverse, and that the ability to self will preserve this diversity in the face of increasing habitat destruction and fragmentation, at least temporarily.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationMalan, M. (2009). <i>Self-pollination in the genus Erica</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Biological Sciences. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/25791en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationMalan, Michelle. <i>"Self-pollination in the genus Erica."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Biological Sciences, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/25791en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMalan, M. 2009. Self-pollination in the genus Erica. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Malan, Michelle AB - The ability of flowers to self-pollinate was investigated in eight species of the diverse Erica genus. Self-pollination was found to occur in five out of the eight species, with mainly bird pollinated species having a high degree of selfing. The use of a broken anther ring as an indication of visitation and pollination of the flowers was also investigated and it was found that two species are potentially useful in this regard. An inverse relationship between the degree of selfing and near neighbour distance was found across the species. The resprouting Erica cerinthoides was found to have a UV signal, it also had the most dispersed population, highest nectar sugar concentration and a high degree of self-pollination. Erica paludicola, which is an endemic that occurs in only one other population on the Cape Peninsula, had the highest degree of self-pollination. I speculate that the high degree of selfing in Erica is one of the reasons the genus is so diverse, and that the ability to self will preserve this diversity in the face of increasing habitat destruction and fragmentation, at least temporarily. DA - 2009 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2009 T1 - Self-pollination in the genus Erica TI - Self-pollination in the genus Erica UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/25791 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/25791
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationMalan M. Self-pollination in the genus Erica. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Biological Sciences, 2009 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/25791en_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.titleSelf-pollination in the genus Ericaen_ZA
dc.typeBachelor Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelHonours
dc.type.qualificationnameBSc (Hons)en_ZA
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