The Polar Palette - The role of flower colour in polar regions

• Main Author: Little, Lorna
• Other Authors: Eidesen, Pernille Bronken, Lord, Janice, Dickinson, Kath
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: University of Otago 2014
• Subjects: flower colour; polar regions; svalbard; subantarctic; insect attraction; seed production; genetics; thermal imaging; Adventdalen; Arctic; Campbell Island; Svalbard; Arctic Archipelago; Papaver dahlianum
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10523/4999

Flower colour throughout the world is generally linked to various functional purposes, pollinator attraction in particular. Current knowledge regarding the functional significance of flower colour is, however, mainly based on studies from boreal, temperate, and tropical regions. This knowledge is no...