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Flower color locus resists introgression due to correlational selection with other floral traits in Ipomoea cordatotriloba
Jonathan Z Colen, Mark D. Rausher
The paper shows that correlational selection on flower size and sugar concentration, rather than direct selection on flower color, reduces introgression at the color locus in Ipomoea cordatotriloba.
DOI 10.64898/2026.04.29.721739