Floral Diversity and Pollination Syndromes in Agave subgenus Manfreda
Integrative And Comparative Biology, 2023 Synopsis The genus Agave is an ecological keystone of American deserts and both culturally and economically important in Mexico. Agave is a large genus of about 250 species. The radiation of Agave is marked by an initial adaptation to desert environments and then a secondary diversification of species associated with pollinator groups ...
Bryan N MacNeill +6 more
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PLoS Biology, 2023 In the formation of species, adaptation by natural selection generates distinct combinations of traits that function well together. The maintenance of adaptive trait combinations in the face of gene flow depends on the strength and nature of selection ...
Carolyn A Wessinger +5 more
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Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2021 Floral traits associated with functional groups of pollinators have been largely employed to understand mechanisms of floral diversification. Hymenaea is a monophyletic legume genus widely recognized to being bat-pollinated, with nocturnal anthesis and ...
ISYS M. SOUZA +3 more
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Canadian Journal of Botany, 1997 The clonal shrub Amelanchier nantucketensis is andropetalous; a variable number of petals as well as normal anthers both bear germinable pollen. To determine whether floral density associated with andropetaly is related to activity of native bees on flowers, we compared Amelanchier nantucketensis to Amelanchier humilis and Amelanchier stolonifera ...
Dibble, Alison C., Drummond, Francis A.
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Genetic architecture of pollination syndrome transition between hummingbird-specialist and generalist species in the genus Rhytidophyllum (Gesneriaceae) [PDF]
PeerJ, 2015 Adaptation to pollinators is a key factor of diversification in angiosperms. The Caribbean sister genera Rhytidophyllum and Gesneria present an important diversification of floral characters.
Hermine Alexandre +3 more
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Convergence without divergence in North American red-flowering Silene
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022 Combinations of correlated floral traits have arisen repeatedly across angiosperms through convergent evolution in response to pollinator selection to optimize reproduction.
Andrea E. Berardi +6 more
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Nectar, Floral Morphology and Pollination Syndrome in Loasaceae subfam. Loasoideae (Cornales) [PDF]
Annals of Botany, 2006 Loasaceae subfam. Loasoideae are mostly distributed in South America (sea level to over 4500 m) with a wide range of animals documented as pollinators. The aim was to investigate correlations between nectar parameters, flower morphology, pollination syndrome and phylogeny.Nectar was collected from 29 species from seven genera in the subfamily ...
Markus, Ackermann, Maximilian, Weigend
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Reproductive biology and nectar secretion dynamics of Penstemon gentianoides (Plantaginaceae): a perennial herb with a mixed pollination system? [PDF]
PeerJ, 2017 Background In many plant species, pollination syndromes predict the most effective pollinator. However, other floral visitors may also offer effective pollination services and promote mixed pollination systems.
Lucía Salas-Arcos +2 more
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Pollination by hummingbirds of Vriesea gigantea (Bromeliaceae) populations in Southern Brazil
Rodriguésia, 2020 The pollination syndrome hypothesis usually does not successfully apply to the diversity of floral phenotypes or help predict the pollinators of most plant species.
Gecele Matos Paggi +2 more
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Great Diversity of Insect Floral Associates May Partially Explain Ecological Success of Poison Ivy (\u3ci\u3eToxicodendron Radicans\u3c/i\u3e Subsp. \u3ci\u3eNegundo\u3c/i\u3e [Greene] Gillis, Anacardiaceae) [PDF]
, 2018 Little is known about insect floral associates of poison ivy (Toxicodendron radicans, Anacardiaceae), despite the species’ ubiquity and importance in nature and society.
Senchina, David S, Summerville, Keith S
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