Lankinen, Åsa
- Department of Plant Protection Biology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Research article2008Peer reviewed
Root competition influences pollen competitive ability in Viola tricolor: effects of presence of a competitor beyond resource availability?
Lankinen, Åsa
Abstract
6. Synthesis. The results of this study indicate the presence of a competitor on pollen competitive ability beyond the effect of nutrients. Even though the underlying mechanism needs to be explored further, the detected link between pollen competition and soil competition suggests a phenomenon well worth investigating. Further studies may lead to increased understanding of the evolutionary consequences of selection operating in response to interactions with neighbours.
Keywords
allocation; below-ground competition; phenotypic plasticity; pollen competition; pollen tube growth rate; roots; sibling competition; tragedy of the commons; Viola tricolor
Published in
Journal of Ecology
2008, Volume: 96, number: 4, pages: 756-765
Publisher: WILEY-BLACKWELL
SLU Authors
UKÄ Subject classification
Evolutionary Biology
Ecology
Publication identifier
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2745.2008.01387.x
Permanent link to this page (URI)
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/42102