How biotic and abiotic effects colour flowers in a land Down Under

Angiosperms display an astonishing diversity of flower colours. Floral coloration primarily evolved because visual signals enable attraction of animal pollinators. Indeed, flower coloration evolved to be conspicuous in the eyes of pollinators (Chittka & Menzel, 1992; Lunau et al., 2011; Dyer et...

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Published in:The New phytologist 2020-12, Vol.228 (6), p.1701-1703
Main Authors: Verloop, Anne C. M., Dyer, Adrian G., van der Kooi, Casper J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
biotic and abiotic factors
Color
Colour
colour vision
Commentary
evolution
floral pigments
flower colour variation
Flowers
Forum
Pollination
reflection
temperature
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Summary:Angiosperms display an astonishing diversity of flower colours. Floral coloration primarily evolved because visual signals enable attraction of animal pollinators. Indeed, flower coloration evolved to be conspicuous in the eyes of pollinators (Chittka & Menzel, 1992; Lunau et al., 2011; Dyer et al., 2012; Shrestha et al., 2013; van der Kooi et al., 2019a). In addition to pollinators as agents of selection, abiotic factors may also shape floral coloration. In this issue of New Phytologist, Dalrymple et al. (2020; pp. 1972–1985) examine how common biotic and/or abiotic factors shape floral coloration in Australia.
ISSN:0028-646X
1469-8137
DOI:10.1111/nph.16856