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Mechanisms of prezygotic reproductive isolation between two sympatric species, Gelsemium rankinii and G. sempervirens (Gelsemiaceae), in the southeastern United States
Author(s): J. B. Pascarella
Month: Mar
Year: 2007
Publication Type: Article
Journal: American Journal of Botany
Volume: 94
Issue: 3
Pages: 468-476
Article Topic(s): Pollination,Phenology,Genetics
Research Setting(s): Forest
Species Referenced: Gelsemium sempervirens (Carolina jessamine),
Abstract
Analyzes the mechanisms by which sister taxa that overlap geographically do not hybridize. Although Gelsemium sempervirens and G. rankinii share pollinators, there was very little overlap in the timing of flowering for each species.Suggested Citation
J. B. Pascarella. "Mechanisms of prezygotic reproductive isolation between two sympatric species, Gelsemium rankinii and G. sempervirens (Gelsemiaceae), in the southeastern United States." American Journal of Botany 94.3 (2007): 468-476.Go back