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Causes of delayed angiosperm diversification: The photosynthetic revolution, increased opportunity costs of anti‐herbivore defenses, selection for qualitative toxins, and acceleration of plant–herbivore coevolution

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Abstract Why did it take so long for angiosperms to diversify after they arose? Here I consider the indirect but potentially crucial impact of the “photosynthetic revolution” on plant–herbivore coevolution. Increased vein density in fossil leaves implies a doubling in photosynthesis 125–100 million years ago.
Thomas J. Givnish
wiley   +1 more source

Correction: Morphology and molecular phylogeny of <i>Dothideomycetes</i> fungi associated with <i>Dracaena</i> plants. [PDF]

open access: yesFront Cell Infect Microbiol
Chaiwan N   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Floral specialization for beetle pollination and its implications for pollen dispersal in an African orchid

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Abstract Premise Pollination by beetles is relatively rare in orchids, and this has been attributed to the clumsy behavior of beetles being unsuitable for the precise pollen transfer mechanisms that characterize the orchid family. We investigated floral specialization for beetle pollination in the rare fire‐dependent South African orchid Disa elegans ...
Steven D. Johnson   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fire avoidance and long‐term population decline in the endangered Florida ground lichen Cladonia perforata within a pyrogenic habitat

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Abstract Premise Fire is a key ecological process that shapes ecosystems globally, yet fire adaptation strategies remain unclear for many species, especially for ground lichens that are reliant on pyrogenic landscapes but are evidently fire‐intolerant.
Sterling A. Herron   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Co‐flowering with congeners does not affect buzz‐pollinator specialization and pollination performance in Rhexia mariana, but does affect floral trait variance

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Abstract Premise Pollinator‐mediated plant‐plant interactions may be negative (i.e., competition, reproductive interference) or positive (i.e., facilitation). Especially when co‐flowering with close relatives (e.g., congeners), negative interactions through reproductive interference may be strong and result in floral trait divergence and increased ...
Agnes S. Dellinger   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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