A question of data quality—Testing pollination syndromes in Balsaminaceae [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 Pollination syndromes and their predictive power regarding actual plant-animal interactions have been controversially discussed in the past. We investigate pollination syndromes in Balsaminaceae, utilizing quantitative respectively categorical data sets ...
Stefan Abrahamczyk +2 more
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Beyond buzz‐pollination – departures from an adaptive plateau lead to new pollination syndromes [PDF]
New Phytologist, 2019 SummaryPollination 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.
Agnes S Dellinger +2 more
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Geographic isolation, pollination syndromes, and pollinator generalization in HimalayanRoscoeaspp. (Zingiberaceae) [PDF]
Ecosphere, 2019 The pollination syndromes have been widely used to predict effective pollinators of plant species and provide the mechanistic explanation of floral diversity.
Babu Ram Paudel +2 more
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The predictive power of pollination syndromes: Passerine pollination in heterantherous Meriania macrophylla (Benth.) Triana (Melastomataceae) [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, 2021 The cloud forest species Meriania macrophylla (Benth.) Triana has pseudocampanulate flowers with bulbous stamen appendages, typical for the passerine pollination syndrome found in the Melastomataceae tribe Merianieae. The species is further characterized
JOSÉ MIGUEL Valverde-Espinoza +2 more
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Nectar traits differ between pollination syndromes in Balsaminaceae. [PDF]
Ann Bot, 2019 Abstract Background and Aims The attractiveness of nectar rewards depends both on the quantity of nectar produced and on its chemical composition. It is known that nectar quantity and chemical composition can differ in plant species depending on the main pollinator associated with the species.
Vandelook F +6 more
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Pollination syndromes in African Marantaceae [PDF]
Annals of Botany, 2009 The Marantaceae (550 spp.) is the most derived family in the order Zingiberales and exhibits a complex explosive pollination mechanism. To understand the evolutionary significance of this unique process of pollen transfer, comparative morphological and ecological studies were conducted in Gabon.During a total stay of 11 months, 31 species of ...
Alexandra C Ley +2 more
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Pollination syndromes and the origins of floral traits. [PDF]
Ann Bot, 2023 Abstract 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
Assis LCS.
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The genetic mechanisms underlying the convergent evolution of pollination syndromes in the Neotropical radiation of Costus L. [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022 Selection together with variation in floral traits can act to mold floral form, often driven by a plant’s predominant or most effective pollinators. To investigate the evolution of traits associated with pollination, we developed a phylogenetic framework
Eugenio Valderrama +13 more
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Nectar metabolomes contribute to pollination syndromes. [PDF]
New PhytolSummary ‘Pollination syndromes’, where convergent floral signals reflect selection from a functional pollinator group, are often characterized by physical features, yet floral rewards such as nectar may also reflect selection from pollinators. We asked whether nectar
MacNeill FT +3 more
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A guide to sunflowers: floral resource nutrition for bee health and key pollination syndromes [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant ScienceSunflower, Helianthus annuus L., is a prominent global oilseed crop with rising cultivation and appeal as a bee-friendly plant by providing abundant floral resources for pollinators.
Salena Husband +6 more
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