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Breeding system of the subantarctic plant species Pringlea antiscorbutica R. Br. And search for potential insect pollinators in the Kerguelen Islands

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The reproductive biology of Pringlea antiscorbutica R. Br. (Brassicaceae), an endemic species from the southern Indian Ocean islands, is investigated here. Controlled crosses were performed between plants grown in a common garden on the Kerguelen Islands. Searching for potential insect pollinators, we investigated the flying ability of all insects known from the Kerguelen Islands. We showed evidence for self-compatibility, low pollen limitation in the absence of a biotic pollen vector and slight selfing depression in P. antiscorbutica. The insects present on the islands are mostly wingless and are not likely to be efficient pollinators of this species. Since P. antiscorbutica shows morphological adaptations to insect pollination despite the absence of pollinators in its present range, we conclude that this species recently evolved from insect pollination to wind and/or autonomous pollination.

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hal-00164573 , version 1 (20-07-2007)

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Agnès Schermann-Legionnet, Françoise Hennion, Philippe Vernon, Anne Atlan. Breeding system of the subantarctic plant species Pringlea antiscorbutica R. Br. And search for potential insect pollinators in the Kerguelen Islands. Polar Biology, 2007, 30 (9), pp.1183-1193. ⟨10.1007/s00300-007-0275-1⟩. ⟨hal-00164573⟩
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