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 |