Selection for later flowering time in an orchid through frost damage and pollinator activity
B. Wartmann, B. Ruth, G.-K. Brigitte, H. Klaus, E. Merz, J. Luder, B. Peter, M. Reutlinger, T. Richter, H. Senn, T. Ulrich, B. Waldeck, C. Wartmann, R. Wuest, W. Wuest, , F. P. Schiestl
This study quantifies selection for later flowering in an orchid, finding strong selection due to frost damage and weak selection due to pollinator activity, with no evidence of increasing desynchronization from climate change.
bioRxiv · Feb 14, 2024 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology