Non-equilibrium dynamics and floral trait interactions shape extant angiosperm diversity. [PDF]
, 2016 Why are some traits and trait combinations exceptionally common across the tree of life, whereas others are vanishingly rare? The distribution of trait diversity across a clade at any time depends on the ancestral state of the clade, the rate at which ...
Armbruster, W Scott +12 more
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Evolutionary Genetics: Inheritance of a Complex Pollination Syndrome [PDF]
Current Biology, 2013 How adaptive traits that are controlled by multiple genes evolve is an intriguing question in evolutionary genetics. A recent study shows that tight linkage allows genes that contribute to a multitrait pollination syndrome to be inherited together as a unit.
Wright, Kevin M., Bomblies, Kirsten
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Typology in pollination biology: Lessons from an historical critique
Journal of Pollination Ecology, 2011 Typological schemes that describe putative floral adaptations for pollinators have played a central role in pollination biology. In 1882 the prominent German botanist and Darwinist Hermann Müller commented critically on a precursor of modern versions of ...
Nickolas Waser +2 more
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Bird pollinators, seed storage and cockatoo granivores explain large woody fruits as best seed defense in Hakea [PDF]
, 2016 Nutrient-impoverished soils with severe summer drought and frequent fire typify many Mediterranean-type regions of the world. Such conditions limit seed production and restrict opportunities for seedling recruitment making protection from granivores ...
Groom, PK, Hanley, ME, He, T, Lamont, BB
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A global test of the pollination syndrome hypothesis [PDF]
Annals of Botany, 2009 (Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) No abstract provided.
Jeff, Ollerton +8 more
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Genetic architecture of pollination syndrome transition between hummingbird-specialist and generalist species in the genus Rhytidophyllum (Gesneriaceae) [PDF]
PeerJ, 2015 Adaptation to pollinators is a key factor of diversification in angiosperms. The Caribbean sister genera Rhytidophyllum and Gesneria present an important diversification of floral characters.
Hermine Alexandre +3 more
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Pollinators show flower colour preferences but flowers with similar colours do not attract similar pollinators [PDF]
, 2017 Background and aims: colour is one of the main floral traits used by pollinators to locate flowers. Although pollinators show innate colour preferences, the view that the colour of a flower may be considered an important predictor of its main pollinators
Bosch, Jordi, +3 more
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, 2016 BACKGROUND Interactions with pollinators are proposed to be one of the major drivers of diversity in angiosperms. Specialised interactions with pollinators can lead to specialised floral traits, which collectively are known as a pollination syndrome ...
Cook, Lyn G +2 more
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Ecology and conservation of Alseuosmia quercifolia (Alseuosmiaceae) in the Waikato region, New Zealand [PDF]
, 2002 The ecology of Alseuosmia quercifolia, a small endemic shrub, was investigated, focussing on its habitat requirements, population dynamics, phenology and reproductive biology, and conservation status.
Bathgate, J. L. +2 more
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Pequenas plantas, grandes estratégias : adaptações e sobrevivência no Cerrado [PDF]
, 2016 Tese (doutorado)—Universidade de Brasília, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia, 2016.A abundância e diversidade de ervas/subarbutos em formações savânicas chamam a atenção de qualquer observador mais atento.
Giroldo, Aelton Biasi
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