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Hummingbird interaction niche packing is influenced by species richness and resource availability in the southern tropical Andes

Functional Ecology, Volume 40, Issue 7, Page 2275-2285, July 2026.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Niche partitioning is often considered an important mechanism promoting species co‐occurrence in species‐rich communities. As species richness increases, niche partitioning may lead to different niche structures, including increased packing of species niches when the ...
Bryan G. Rojas, Carlos Iván Espinosa, Catherine H. Graham, Boris A. Tinoco   +3 more
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Generalist passerine birds perform a functional role as pollinators in temperate Europe

Journal of Ecology, Volume 114, Issue 7, July 2026.
Nectar‐feeding birds are effective pollinators. In temperate Europe, songbirds visit flowers but lack specialist traits, so functional pollination has been discounted. We use observations, pollen identification and experiments to demonstrate that generalist birds affect fruit‐set of flowering trees.
Sandra H. Anderson, George L. W. Perry, Rose Thorogood   +2 more
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Pollination syndromes in the Mediterranean: generalizations and peculiarities

, 1994
We review the general and peculiar features of pollination syndromes in the Mediterranean, with special emphasis on the maquis, and the role of flower colour and core plants at the community level. We emphasize the need for multinational, coordinated research on the pollination biology of the Mediterranean region and the associated need for a greater ...
Dafni, Amots, O'toole, Christopher
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Preliminary study of the pollination syndromes in a fragment of the Caatinga, in PE, Brazil

Biotemas, 2016
The aim of this study was to preliminarily identify the pollination syndromes of plant species in a fragment of the Caatinga, in the municipality of Serrita, Pernambuco, Brazil. A floristic survey was conducted during March 2014 in a 900 m² area.
Daniela Tábita de Lavor, Aretuza Bezerra Brito Ramos   +1 more
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Cucumber green mottle mosaic virus: A persistent seed‐borne threat to cucurbits

Annals of Applied Biology, Volume 189, Issue 1, July 2026.
Cucumber green mottle mosaic virus (CGMMV) is a highly stable, seed‐borne tobamovirus that threatens global cucurbit production. Its efficient mechanical and seed transmission, long‐term environmental persistence, and the spread of Clade II CGMMV isolates drive its rapid dissemination and cause severe yield losses.
Esperanza Gea‐Caballero, Miguel A. Aranda   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Beyond Starch: Towards a Scalable Potato Platform for Molecular Farming

Plant Biotechnology Journal, Volume 24, Issue 7, Page 4619-4639, July 2026.
Re‐engineering potato as a biosafe and host‐optimised platform for plant molecular farming by integrating intrinsic biological traits with targeted engineering strategies. ABSTRACT Thirty‐five years after the first recombinant protein was produced in potato and 30 years after clinical trials of edible vaccines from its tubers, the crop is being ...
Izabela Anna Chincinska, Dorota Sołtys‐Kalina, Audrey Y.‐H. Teh   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Functional Characterisation of HAIRPLUS (NtHAP) Genes Involved in Trichome Development and Specialised Metabolism of Tobacco

Plant Biotechnology Journal, Volume 24, Issue 7, Page 4640-4655, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Plant glandular trichomes are specialised epidermal structures capable of synthesising, storing and secreting numerous varieties of secondary metabolites in different classes and are central to plant defence and the biosynthesis of high‐value metabolites.
Hai Liu, Reid Farmer, Raja Payyavula, Chengalrayan Kudithipudi, Michael P. Timko   +4 more
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Transcriptomic analysis reveals molecular phenological changes during the flower-to-fruit transition in Vanilla planifolia Andrews (Orchidaceae)

BMC Plant Biology
Background The transition from flower to fruit, encompassing flower formation to fruit maturation, has been extensively studied in model plants such as Arabidopsis thaliana. However, the Orchidaceae family, including Vanilla planifolia, exhibits a unique
Olga Andrea Hernández-Miranda, Jorge E. Campos, Estela Sandoval-Zapotitla, Ulises Rosas, María Teresa Ortiz-Melo, Victor Manuel Salazar-Rojas   +5 more
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Visual attraction cues associated with tachinid pollination: insights from colour variation in Succisella microcephala (Caprifoliaceae)

Journal of Pollination Ecology
Pollination syndromes describe convergent floral traits linked to specific pollinator groups. While conceptually useful, the application of this framework to diverse insect assemblages, such as Diptera, remains challenging due to their functional ...
João Farminhão, Sílvia Castro
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The pollination syndrome

, 1980
Recently I came across a paper on the pollination of the terrestrial orchid Listera ovata and I have observed with pleasure that the author also checked on the ’reverse’ side of pollination, viz. the question whether cross-pollination by insects is compulsory. This reminded me of the large list of Malesian orchids which Dr. J.J.
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