Beyond buzz-pollination - departures from an adaptive plateau lead to new pollination syndromes. [PDF]
New Phytol, 2019 Summary Pollination syndromes describe recurring adaptation to selection imposed by distinct pollinators. We tested for pollination syndromes in Merianieae (Melastomataceae), which contain bee‐ (buzz‐), hummingbird‐, flowerpiercer‐, passerine‐, bat‐ and rodent‐pollinated species.
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Descripción de Meriania alexandrae (Melastomataceae, Merianieae), una nueva especie de Colombia y sinopsis del complejo Selvaflorensis [PDF]
Acta Botanica Mexicana, 2023 Antecedentes y Objetivos: Meriania es un género neotropical de árboles y arbustos, con aproximadamente 120 especies distribuidas desde el sur de México hasta Brasil, Bolivia y las Antillas.
Juan Mauricio Posada-Herrera +1 more
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Primer registro de Meriania sanguinea Wurdack para la provincia de Tungurahua, Ecuador [PDF]
Revista Methodo, 2021 INTRODUCCIÓN: Meriania sanguinea es una especie poco conocida en el Ecuador, su hábitat se circunscribe a bosques montanos de la cordillera oriental de los Andes. OBJETIVO: Reportar la presencia de M.
Giovanni Romo Rojas M
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Bat–flower trait matching:Extreme phenotypic specialization affects diet preferences but not diet breadth [PDF]
Ecosphere, Volume 15, Issue 4, April 2024., 2023 Nectarivorous bats have evolved various adaptations to feeding from flowers, such as long, extensible tongues and the ability to hover. The champion of tongue length, Anoura fistulata, can extend its tongue to 150% of its body length, yet little is known
Caiza Villegas, Angelica +3 more
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Fenoles totales y actividad antioxidante en hojas de dos especies colombianas del género Meriania (melastomataceae) [PDF]
Revista Colombiana de Química, 2014 Se estudiaron las hojas de las especies Meriania speciosa y Meriania nobilis, obteniendo extractos de diferente polaridad, a los que se les realizaron diversas pruebas cualitativas.
Diana M Ocampo +3 more
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Meriania franciscana (Melastomataceae), a new species of the Andes of Ecuador [PDF]
Anales del Jardín Botánico de Madrid, 2008 Meriania franciscana C. Ulloa & Homeier (Melastomataceae) from the southeastern province of Zamora-Chinchipe, Ecuador, is described and illustrated.
Carmen Ulloa Ulloa, Jürgen Homeier
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Population structure in Neotropical plants: Integrating pollination biology, topography and climatic niches. [PDF]
Mol Ecol, 2022 Abstract Animal pollinators mediate gene flow among plant populations, but in contrast to well‐studied topographic and (Pleistocene) environmental isolating barriers, their impact on population genetic differentiation remains largely unexplored. Comparing how these multifarious factors drive microevolutionary histories is, however, crucial for better ...
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Melastomataceae do Parque Estadual do Forno Grande, Espírito Santo, Brasil [PDF]
Rodriguésia, 2015 Apresenta-se o estudo taxonômico das espécies de Melastomataceae no Parque Estadual do Forno Grande, estado do Espírito Santo. Foram registradas 39 espécies, distribuídas em nove gêneros: Leandra (12), Miconia (12), Tibouchina (9), Bertolonia, Lavoisiera,
Julia Meirelles, Renato Goldenberg
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O clado Merianthera e as tribos Merianieae e Microliceae (Melastomataceae) na Serra Negra, Minas Gerais [PDF]
Rodriguésia, 2016 Resumo Apresenta-se um estudo taxonômico do clado Merianthera e das tribos Merianieae e Microlicieae (Melastomataceae) na Serra Negra, localizada no Complexo da Mantiqueira, região sul da Zona da Mata de Minas Gerais, Brasil.
Luciana Leitão Justino +3 more
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Novedades en Centronia y Meriania (Merianieae, Melastomataceae) y revisión taxonómica de Meriania grupo brachycera [PDF]
, 2012 [EN]A historical review, the circumscription problems and nomenclatural changes based upon a phylogenetic morphological analysis of the genus Centronia are presented.
Fernández Alonso, José Luis +1 more
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