Ultraviolet Floral Patterns in the Native Hawaiian Flora: What Do They Mean for Island Biogeography?

dc.contributor.author Jones, C Eugene
dc.contributor.author Dorsett, Deborah K.
dc.contributor.author Roelofs, Faith M.
dc.contributor.author Shah, Chirag V.
dc.date.accessioned 2008-07-15T04:45:32Z
dc.date.available 2008-07-15T04:45:32Z
dc.date.issued 1999-01
dc.description.abstract We examined 104 species (13%) of the approximately 784 species of biotically pollinated plants native to Hawai'i and found 14 (13.5%) that have an ultraviolet (UV) floral pattern. However, detailed examination revealed that 32% of the Hawaiian strand species have UV floral patterns, whereas only 8% of the upland species did. All of the flowers with UV patterns measured 1 cm or more in diameter and all but two appear yellow to humans. We discuss several possible explanations for the apparent paucity of UV floral patterns in the native Hawaiian upland flora.
dc.identifier.citation Jones CE, Dorsett DK, Roelofs FM, Shah CV. 1999. Ultraviolet floral patterns in the native Hawaiian flora: What do they mean for island biogeography? Pac Sci 53(1): 82-87.
dc.identifier.issn 0030-8870
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10125/1898
dc.language.iso en-US
dc.publisher University of Hawai'i Press
dc.title Ultraviolet Floral Patterns in the Native Hawaiian Flora: What Do They Mean for Island Biogeography?
dc.type Article
dc.type.dcmi Text
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