INTERSPECIFIC POLLEN COMPETITION AS A REPRODUCTIVE BARRIER BETWEEN SYMPATRIC SPECIES OF HELIANTHUS (ASTERACEAE)
INTERSPECIFIC POLLEN COMPETITION AS A REPRODUCTIVE BARRIER BETWEEN SYMPATRIC SPECIES OF HELIANTHUS (ASTERACEAE)
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种间花粉竞争作为向日葵(菊科)同域物种之间的繁殖障碍
DOI:
10.1002/j.1537-2197.1995.tb15672.x
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发表时间:
1995
影响因子:
3
通讯作者:
Sue J. Youn
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作者:
L. Rieseberg;A. Desrochers;Sue J. Youn
Artificial crosses betweenHelianthus annuusandH. petiolarisusing 1:9, 1:1, and 9:1 mixtures of intraspecific: interspecific pollen were conducted to determine the role of interspecific pollen competition as a reproductive barrier inHelianthus.Of 1,245 achenes analyzed from the pollen competition experiments, only 49 were hybrids. The number of hybrids observed was significantly less than expectations for all three pollen mixtures, regardless of the identity of maternal parent (P< 0.01). Stigma age and pollen ratio had no significant impact on hybrid frequency. However, hybrids were significantly more frequent withH. annuusthan withH. petiolarisas the maternal parent (P< 0.01). Analysis of pollen tube growth rates revealed no differences in the rate of growth of intraspecific vs. interspecific pollen. Likewise, pollinations with either intraspecific or interspecific pollen or with different pollen ratios did not affect the percentage of filled achenes. Thus, the mechanism responsible for selective fertilization by intraspecific pollen in mixed pollen loads remains unclear. Nonetheless, these findings suggest that interspecific pollen competition plays an important role in controlling the formation of hybrids betweenH. annuusandH. petiolarisand may partially account for patterns or differential cytoplasmic vs. nuclear introgression inHelianthus.