Pollinator Competition May Drive Flower Diversification (IMAGE)
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Competitive exclusion of long-billed female purple-throated carib hummingbirds (left) by short-billed, dominant males (right) results in partitioning of red and yellow Heliconia (lobster-claw) varieties. As a result, females select for long flowers of the red variety whereas males select for flowers of intermediate length of the yellow variety, potentially leading to floral diversification.
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Temeles et al.
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