Nectar metabolomes contribute to pollination syndromes. [PDF]
New Phytol‘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.
MacNeill FT +3 more
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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 ...
Dellinger AS +10 more
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Nectar traits differ between pollination syndromes in Balsaminaceae. [PDF]
Ann Bot, 2019 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 ...
Vandelook F +6 more
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Geographic isolation, pollination syndromes, and pollinator generalization in Himalayan Roscoea spp. (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 +4 more
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Evolution of pollination syndromes and corolla symmetry in Balsaminaceae reconstructed using phylogenetic comparative analyses. [PDF]
Ann Bot, 2021 BACKGROUND AND AIMS Floral diversity as a result of plant-pollinator interactions can evolve by two distinct processes: shifts between pollination systems, or divergent use of the same pollinator.
Ruchisansakun S +4 more
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Testing Pollination Syndromes in Oenothera (Onagraceae)
Journal of Pollination Ecology, 2021 Pollinators are considered a major selective force in shaping the diversification of angiosperms. It has been hypothesized that convergent evolution of floral form has resulted in “pollination syndromes” - i.e.
Kyra N. Krakos, Matthew W. Austin
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The importance of pollination and dispersal syndromes for the conservation of Cerrado Rupestre fragments on ironstone outcrops immersed in an agricultural landscape [PDF]
Neotropical Biology and Conservation, 2022 Studies on pollination and seed dispersal are essential for the conservation of plant diversity. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the pollination and dispersal syndromes of five fragments of the Cerrado Rupestre immersed in an agricultural landscape ...
Cássio Cardoso Pereira +3 more
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Plants are visited by more pollinator species than pollination syndromes predicted in an oceanic island community. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2020 The pollination syndrome concept has provided powerful utility in understanding the evolution and adaptation of floral traits. However, the utility of this conception has been questioned on the grounds that flowers usually attract a broader spectrum of ...
Wang X, Wen M, Qian X, Pei N, Zhang D.
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Identification of transcription factors controlling floral morphology in wild Petunia species with contrasting pollination syndromes. [PDF]
Plant J, 2020 Summary Adaptation to different pollinators is an important driver of speciation in the angiosperms. Genetic approaches such as QTL mapping have been successfully used to identify the underlying speciation genes.
Yarahmadov T +4 more
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Do we truly understand pollination syndromes in Petunia as much as we suppose? [PDF]
AoB Plants, 2018 Petunia is endemic to South America grasslands; member of this genus exhibit variation in flower colour and shape, attracting bees, hawkmoths or hummingbirds.
Rodrigues DM +5 more
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