Corallorhiza striata is the first example of a pseudocopulatory orchid in North America and an instance of "double deception" in fully mycoheterotrophic plants. [PDF]
Am J BotAbstract Premise Orchids have many pollination strategies, from highly species‐specific mutualisms with insects to deceit pollination, including sexual deception. The family also has the most leafless, parasitic species (mycoheterotrophs) of any plant family.
Freudenstein JV, Barrett CF.
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Dehydration‐driven organization of metabolites into NaDES‐like assemblies in orthodox seeds
New Phytologist, EarlyView.Summary Desiccation tolerance in plants, especially during orthodox seed dehydration, relies on compatible solute accumulation, complex molecular mechanisms, and intermolecular organizations that remain poorly understood. We combined metabolite profiling, mass spectrometry imaging, and electrospray and cold‐spray ionization mass spectrometry to ...
Youcef Haddad +11 more
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First Measurements of Mixed Floral Traits Influencing <i>Anacardium occidentale</i> (Anacardeacae) Attractiveness to Bees in Côte d'Ivoire: Conservation and Agricultural Implications. [PDF]
Ecol EvolSilué D +5 more
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Silene, a versatile model system: from sex and genome evolution to ecology and speciation
New Phytologist, EarlyView.Summary Fundamental and applied research in evolutionary biology benefits from the use of model systems in which approaches from disparate disciplines can be integrated. Here, we review recent progress in evolutionary research on the long‐standing model system Silene, a large genus with a well‐resolved phylogeny and newly available, expanded genomic ...
Sophie Karrenberg +16 more
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Effects of shading, fertilization, and irrigation on floral display and honey yield in <i>Agastache rugosa</i> in controlled pot culture. [PDF]
Front Plant SciPark JM, Kim YK, Kim HJ, Na SJ.
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New Phytologist, EarlyView.Summary In plants, a key example of convergence is the repeated evolution of floral traits associated with the transition from outcrossing to self‐fertilization, often resulting in the ‘selfing syndrome’ (e.g. reduced flower size and loss of scent). However, potentially overlooked changes concern the pollen coat, which plays a role in different aspects
Ömer İltaş +7 more
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The audience shapes the information content of the honey bee waggle dance. [PDF]
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S ALin T +10 more
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Ecological change may be a common initiator of evolutionary pollinator shifts
New Phytologist, EarlyView.Summary Although evolutionary pollinator shifts are accepted as major sources of floral and species diversity in angiosperms, the mechanisms triggering pollinator shifts remain largely unexplored. In 1970, Stebbins proposed that ecological change may be a common initiator of evolutionary pollinator shifts, but empirical tests of Stebbins' hypothesis ...
Agnes S. Dellinger
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