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Generalist flowers, biodiversity and florivory: implications for angiosperm origins

TAXON, 2003
A brief overview of arthropod/insect evolution with particular emphasis on herbivory provides the starting point for discussion of increased herbivory over time. The term "flower" is defined, and it is noted that angiosperm flowers are distinguished by their edibility.
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Effects of Florivory on the Pollination of Flowers: An Experimental Field Study with a Perennial Plant

International Journal of Plant Sciences, 2010
Plants experience damage to both their vegetative and their reproductive parts. Loss of leaf area can affect subsequent photosynthesis and resources available for growth and reproduction; damage to flowers can result in loss of ovules and seeds by consumption, but herbivory may also disfigure flowers, interfering with their functions of attracting and ...
Yuria J. Cardel, Suzanne Koptur
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Florivory increases selfing: an experimental study in the wild strawberry,Fragaria virginiana

Plant Biology, 2008
AbstractFlorivores are antagonists that damage flowers, and have direct negative effects on flowering and pollination of the attacked plants. While florivory has mainly been studied for its consequences on seed production or siring success, little is known about its impact on mating systems.
Penet, Laurent, Collin, Carine L., Ashman, T. L.   +2 more
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Grazing orchids: impact of florivory on two species of Caladenia (Orchidaceae)

Australian Journal of Botany, 2009
Herbivory is considered a major threat in many of the orchid-species recovery plans in Australia. Kangaroos and rabbits are the most commonly implicated herbivores; however, no studies have attempted to confirm their role. Regular monitoring of several populations of Caladenia rigida R.S.Rogers and C. tentaculata Schldl.
Faast, R., Facelli, J.
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Between florivory and herbivory: inefficacy of decision‐making by generalist floriphilic katydids

Ecological Entomology, 2016
1. Florivory, which is less studied but as equally widespread as herbivory, can have effects on plant and floral trait adaptations, individual fitness, and community interactions. However, there are still knowledge gaps in our understanding of florivory, including the role of neural constraints and diet specialisation of florivores in floral resource ...
MING KAI TAN, HUGH TIANG WAH TAN
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Effects of florivory on floral volatile emissions and pollination success in the wild parsnip

Arthropod-Plant Interactions, 2009
In addition to reducing fitness by consuming reproductive structures, florivores may also reduce plant fitness by altering interactions with pollinators. To date, the effects of florivore activity on the volatile profile of flowers and subsequent attractiveness to pollinators have not been extensively investigated.
A. R. Zangerl, M. R. Berenbaum
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Deer Florivory Is Associated with Changes in Clonal Structure of the Woodland Plant Bluebead Lily

International Journal of Plant Sciences, 2019
Premise of research. Many plant species balance resource allocation between sexual and asexual reproduction. Ecological factors that alter this balance can have important effects on plant populations. By eliminating flowers, floral herbivory (florivory) reduces sexual reproduction and consequently shifts reproductive allocation toward asexual ...
Palagi, Jason M, Ashley, Mary
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Revisiting florivory: an integrative review and global patterns of a neglected interaction

New Phytologist, 2022
Maria Gabriela Boaventura, Nora Villamil, Alberto L Teixidó   +2 more
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Florivory increases selfing: an experimental study in the wild strawberry,Fragaria virginiana

Plant Biology, 2009
Laurent Penet, Carine L Collin
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Pollinators shift to nectar robbers when florivory occurs, with effects on reproductive success in Iris bulleyana (Iridaceae)

Plant Biology, 2017
Zhong-Ming Ye, David W Inouye
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