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abiotic selection — RMBL Knowledge Commons

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abiotic selection

Scope: evolution

Papers: 3 | Mentions: 3

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Knowledge graph centered on abiotic selection with 69 nodes and 135 connections. Top connected: Hummingbird, Bombus, Ipomopsis, I. aggregata, Bombus terrestris.

Definition

Selection pressure from non-biological environmental factors such as rain or wind

Publications (3)

The function of floral orientation in bluebells: interactions with pollinators and rain in two species of <i> Mertensia </i> (Boraginaceae)

2019Journal of Plant Ecologytested

The evolution of quantitative traits in complex environments

2014Hereditycentral

Environmental forces drive morphological variation in an alpine annual plant

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