Does the abiotic environment influence the distribution of flower and fruit colors?
Our results challenge the paradigm that flower and fruit colors are primarily shaped by animal partners but instead indicate that abiotic factors may set the macroecological stage for color evolution, with different selective factors acting on flowers and fruits.
Authors
- Agnes S. Dellinger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1394-3414)
- Stacey D. Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2010-4459)
- Miranda Sinnott‐Armstrong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1806-565X)
- L Meier
Institutions
- University of Vienna (AT)
- University of Colorado Boulder (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- American Journal of Botany
- Published
- 2025-05-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ajb2.70044
- Citations
- 8
- Primary Topic
- Plant and animal studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 24.21
Funders
- National Science Foundation
- Austrian Science Fund