Patterns of floral morphology in relation to climate and floral visitors. [PDF]
Ann Bot, 2020 BACKGROUND AND AIMS The diversity of floral morphology among plant species has long captured the interest of biologists and led to the development of a number of explanatory theories.
Weber UK, Nuismer SL, Espíndola A.
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Effects of Florivory on Floral Visitors and Reproductive Success of Sagittaria lancifolia (Alismataceae) in a Mexican Wetland. [PDF]
Plants (Basel)Florivores consume floral structures with negative effects on plant fitness and pollinator attraction. Several studies have evaluated these consequences in hermaphroditic plants, but little is known about the effects on monoecious and dioecious species ...
Rodríguez-Morales D +2 more
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Spatial and Temporal Variations in Richness, Diversity and Abundance of Floral Visitors of Curry Plants (Bergera koenigii L.): Insights on Plant-Pollinator Interactions. [PDF]
InsectsSimple Summary Flower-visitor communities and plant-pollinator interactions are species- and region-specific and may vary spatially and temporally.
Layek U, Das AD, Das U, Karmakar P.
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The breeding systems and floral visitors of two widespread African dry forest species of ethnobotanical significance. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2023 Forest products derived from woody trees, such as fruits, seeds, honey, wood and others, are important resources for supporting rural livelihoods.
Christine Rose Coppinger, Dara A Stanley
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Pollinators and floral visitors of two orchids in a protected natural area in Tuxpan, Veracruz
Ecosistemas y Recursos Agropecuarios, 2019 Floral visitors, particularly pollinators, are important during the life cycle of many orchids. However, despite their biological importance, this information is still unknown in many species, particularly those in mangrove forests.
José Luis Alanís Méndez +4 more
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Floral nectary, nectar production dynamics and chemical composition in five nocturnal Oenothera species (Onagraceae) in relation to floral visitors. [PDF]
Planta, 2017 Main conclusionThe floral nectars were sucrose-dominant; however, nectar protein and amino acid contents differed, indicating that composition of nitrogenous compounds may vary considerably even between closely related plant species, irrespectively of ...
Antoń S, Komoń-Janczara E, Denisow B.
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Floral biology, pollination requirements and behavior of floral visitors in two species of pitaya
Revista Ciência Agronômica, 2019 The present work aimed to study floral biology, pollination requirements and the behavior of floral visitors in two species of pitaya, Hylocereus undatus and H. polyrhizus, in Northeastern Brazil.
João Paulo de Oliveira Muniz +3 more
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Synergistic effect of honeybees and wild floral visitors in promoting sweet cherry fruit set in central Chile [PDF]
Biological ResearchBackground Recent evidence highlights the key role of wild insects as pollinators in agroecosystems, enhancing fruit set in crops such as sweet cherry (Prunus avium). In Chile, the contribution of wild insects to crop yield remains poorly understood, and
Camila B. García +6 more
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Dual Effect of Phenolic Nectar on Three Floral Visitors of Elsholtzia rugulosa (Lamiaceae) in SW China. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2016 Some plants secrete toxic nectar to appeal to most effective pollinators and deter non-pollinators or nectar thieves; however available information about ecological function of toxic nectar remains scarce.
Zhang FP, Yang QY, Zhang SB.
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Tropical forest fragmentation affects floral visitors but not the structure of individual-based palm-pollinator networks. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2015 Despite increasing knowledge about the effects of habitat loss on pollinators in natural landscapes, information is very limited regarding the underlying mechanisms of forest fragmentation affecting plant-pollinator interactions in such landscapes. Here,
Dáttilo W +3 more
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