Different influences of phylogenetically conserved and independent floral traits on plant functional specialization and pollination network structure [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2023 Plant specialization and pollination network structure play important roles in community assembly. Floral traits can mediate plant–pollinator interactions and thus have important impacts on nestedness and modularity of pollination network.
Ganju Xiang +7 more
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Floral traits and their connection with pollinators and climate. [PDF]
Ann BotAbstract Background and Aims Floral characteristics vary significantly among plant species, and multiple underlying factors govern this diversity. Although it is widely known that spatial variation in pollinator groups can exert selection on floral traits, the relative contribution of pollinators and ...
Basnett S, Krpan J, Espíndola A.
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Association Between Floral Traits and Rewards in Erysimum mediohispanicum (Brassicaceae) [PDF]
Annals of Botany, 2008 Floral rewards may be associated with certain morphological floral traits and thus act as underlying factors promoting selection on these traits. This study investigates whether some traits that are under pollinator-mediated selection (flower number, stalk height, corolla diameter, corolla tube length and corolla tube width) in the Mediterranean herb E.
JOSÉ M Gomez +2 more
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Impact of Domestication on Floral Traits and Rewards: A Comparison Between Wild and Domesticated Squash (Cucurbita) [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionPlant domestication primarily targets traits of direct human interest, such as fruit and seed characteristics; however, its indirect effects on other traits, including floral morphology and rewards (nectar and pollen), remain less understood.
Luis Alberto Villanueva‐Espino +7 more
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Floral traits are associated with the quality but not quantity of heterospecific stigmatic pollen loads [PDF]
BMC Ecology, 2020 Background In flowering communities, plant species commonly share pollinators and therefore plant individuals receive heterospecific pollen (HP). However, the patterns of HP transfers can deviate from patterns of plant-pollinator visitations.
Manon A. Peuker +5 more
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Pollination syndromes and the origins of floral traits. [PDF]
Ann Bot, 2023 Abstract Background A general view in the study of pollination syndromes is that floral traits usually represent convergent floral adaptations to specific functional pollinator groups. However, the definition of convergence is elusive and contradictory in the literature. Is convergence the independent
Assis LCS.
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Spatio-Temporal Variations in Pollen Limitation and Floral Traits of an Alpine Lousewort (Pedicularis rhinanthoides) in Relation to Pollinator Availability [PDF]
Plants, 2022 Populations of the same plant species living in different locations but flowering at different times may vary in pollinator availability and floral traits.
Wenkui Dai +2 more
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An elevational gradient in floral traits and pollinator assemblages in the Neotropical species Costus guanaiensis var. tarmicus in Peru [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, 2023 Different populations of plant species can adapt to their local pollinators and diverge in floral traits accordingly. Floral traits are subject to pollinator‐driven natural selection to enhance plant reproductive success.
Rossana Maguiña‐Conde +2 more
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Strawberry varieties differ in pollinator-relevant floral traits. [PDF]
Ecol EvolAbstractA rising global population will need more food, increasing demand for insect pollination services. However, general insect declines conflict with this demand. One way to mitigate this conflict is to grow crop flowers that are easier for insects to find and more rewarding to those that visit them.
Symington HA, Glover BJ.
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Growth Regulators Improve Outcrossing Rate of Diverse Rice Cytoplasmic Male Sterile Lines through Affecting Floral Traits [PDF]
Plants, 2022 Cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS) provides an irreplaceable strategy for commercial exploitation of heterosis and producing high-yielding hybrid rice. The exogenous application of plant growth regulators could improve outcrossing rates of the CMS lines by
Essam A. Z. ElShamey +12 more
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