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Testing pollination syndromes in Melastomataceae
2021The concept of pollination syndromes is used to study and analyze convergences in floral trait combinations across flowering plants. Pollination syndromes are based on the assumption that pollinators with similar behavior, morphology and sensory system (functional group) exert similar selective pressure on a flower, leading to convergent floral ...
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Pollination syndromes and the origins of floral traits
Annals of Botany, 2023Abstract Background A general view in the study of pollination syndromes is that floral traits usually represent convergent floral adaptations to specific functional pollinator groups. However, the definition of convergence is elusive and contradictory in the literature. Is convergence the independent
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Are floral traits good predictors of effective pollinators? A test of pollination syndromes
Ecological Research, 2021Abstract Pollination syndromes have been widely used to predict the groups of pollinators of plants. Their predictability has been demonstrated for plant species pollinated by bees, birds, and bats. However, the importance of other aspects on the predictability of pollination syndromes still remain unknown.
Samantha Maite de los Santos‐Gómez +2 more
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Pollination Syndromes—The Evidence
2007AbstractThe concept of the pollination syndrome has underlain much of floral biology for many years. This chapter assesses the usefulness of the concept in understanding flowers and flowering. It begins by considering why and how the pollination syndrome concept has become so entrenched in the literature on flowering, and then examines whether the key ...
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Fragrance chemistry, nocturnal rhythms and pollination “syndromes” in Nicotiana
Phytochemistry, 2003GC-MS analyses of nocturnal and diurnal floral volatiles from nine tobacco species (Nicotiana; Solanaceae) resulted in the identification of 125 volatiles, including mono- and sesquiterpenoids, benzenoid and aliphatic alcohols, aldehydes and esters. Fragrance chemistry was species-specific during nocturnal emissions, whereas odors emitted diurnally ...
Robert A, Raguso +4 more
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3-D pollination syndromes in Aquilegia
2023Flowers of the genus Aquilegia are pentamerous and have two petaloid perianth whorls, of which the inner one is spurred; nevertheless, their morphology is highly diverse. In Asia and Europe pollinators are mostly bumblebees and bees, while in North America shifts to hummingbird and hawkmoth pollination have occurred.
Hawranek, Anna-Sophie +3 more
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Pollination Fluctuations Drive Evolutionary Syndromes Linking Dispersal and Mating System
The American Naturalist, 2009The existence of a syndrome linking dispersal rate and mating system has long been debated in evolutionary ecology, especially in plants. Some verbal models hypothesize that the ability to self-fertilize may be associated with high dispersal, since completely outcrossing species cannot reproduce when they disperse to an empty destination site. However,
Cheptou, P.O., Massol, F.
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