Hierarchical constraints and trade-offs in the evolution of reproductive traits in neotropical myrtles
Flowers, fruits, and seeds form a developmental sequence in angiosperm reproduction, meaning that evolutionary changes in traits associated with one organ are expected to affect the others; yet these structures are rarely analyzed jointly at macroevolutionary scales. We here test whether evolutionary correlations among angiosperm reproductive traits reflect hierarchical constraints and allocation…
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