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No evidence for missed mutualists in an invasive plant with the buzz pollination syndrome

Ecosphere, Volume 17, Issue 4, April 2026.
Abstract The missed mutualist hypothesis predicts that the absence of mutualistic partners poses a barrier to introduced species becoming invasive. Yet, some alien plants thrive despite potential dependence on certain pollinators. For example, buzz‐pollinated plants typically have specialist floral morphologies and benefit from buzz pollinator behavior
Laura C. Lopresti, Daniel Montesinos, Paula Sosenski, Victor Parra‐Tabla, Lori Lach   +4 more
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Urbanization Intensity, Vegetation Cover and Plant Vigor Affects Stem Galls Occurrence and Abundance in a Widely Distributed Ruderal Tropical Plant

Biotropica, Volume 58, Issue 2, March 2026.
In this study, we demonstrate that urbanization intensity reduces the abundance of stem galls on Turnera subulata, while increased vegetation cover and plant vigor promote higher occurrence and abundance. These findings highlight the importance of native vegetation in sustaining specialized insect‐plant interactions and provide evidence that plant ...
Luziene Seixas, Dalton Serafim, João Victor Sabino Santos, Kim Ribeiro Barão, Guilherme Ramos Demetrio   +4 more
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Selection maintains floral color polymorphism in scarlet paintbrush, Castilleja coccinea, reflecting combined ecological factors

American Journal of Botany, Volume 113, Issue 1, January 2026.
Abstract Premise Evolutionary theory predicts polymorphism should be rare; however, intraspecific variation in floral color is common and can be attributed to genetic drift, plasticity, or variable selection. Examining floral color polymorphism both within contact zones and across a species' range can reveal the mechanisms maintaining this variation ...
Emma Fetterly, Anna S. Braum, Chloe (Eun Sun) Kim, Katherine E. Wenzell, Mary V. Ashley, Laura Steger, Jeremie B. Fant   +6 more
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A pan‐European citizen science study shows population size, climate and land use are related to biased morph ratios in the heterostylous plant Primula veris

Journal of Ecology, Volume 114, Issue 1, January 2026.
A large‐scale citizen science study involving thousands of cowslip (Primula veris) observations from all over Europe revealed an unexpected prevalence of S‐morphs over L‐morphs, which was influenced by climatic as well as land use factors. Furthermore, general morph ratios were often unbalanced with the strongest shifts occurring in smaller populations.
Tsipe Aavik, Triin Reitalu, Marianne Kivastik, Iris Reinula, Sabrina Träger, Evelyn Uuemaa, Marta Barberis, Arjen Biere, Sílvia Castro, Sara A. O. Cousins, Anikó Csecserits, Eleftherios Dariotis, Živa Fišer, Grzegorz Grzejszczak, Cuong Nguyen Huu, Kertu Hool, Hans Jacquemyn, Margaux Julien, Marcin Klisz, Alexander Kmoch, Nikos Krigas, Attila Lengyel, Michael Lenhard, Desalew M. Moges, Zuzana Münzbergová, Ülo Niinemets, Baudewijn Odé, Hana Pánková, Meelis Pärtel, Ricarda Pätsch, Theodora Petanidou, Jan Plue, Radosław Puchałka, Froukje Rienks, Ioulietta Samartza, Julie K. Sheard, Bojana Stojanova, Joachim P. Töpper, Georgios Tsoktouridis, Spas Uzunov, Martin Zobel   +40 more
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The island syndrome in plants on New Zealand's outlying islands: a review

New Zealand Journal of Botany, Volume 63, Issue 5, Page 2300-2324, December 2025.
ABSTRACT The island syndrome is defined as a suite of predictable and consistent differences between island and mainland organisms. In seed plants, much of what we know about the island syndrome comes from work in the Southwest Pacific, which is comprised of the three main islands of New Zealand and ten surrounding archipelagos.
Riccardo Ciarle, Kevin C. Burns
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Influence of sex‐organ positions on pollen transfer and self‐interference in plants with stylar polymorphisms: An experimental approach using three‐dimensional printed flowers

Functional Ecology, Volume 39, Issue 9, Page 2526-2538, September 2025.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Heterostylous plants are defined by the reciprocal positioning of stigmas and anthers in floral morphs—a trait proposed by Darwin to enhance the efficiency of disassortative (intermorph) pollen transfer.
Victoria Ferrero, Luis Navarro, James D. Thomson, Spencer C. H. Barrett   +3 more
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Ignoring within‐flower self‐fertilization and inbreeding depression biases estimates of selection on floral traits in a perennial alpine herb

Journal of Ecology, Volume 112, Issue 11, Page 2540-2551, November 2024.
Conventional studies of phenotypic selection on floral traits often ignore the mating system and inbreeding depression. These results show that the within‐flower selfing rate depends on floral sex allocation and phenology. Under strong inbreeding depression, neglecting such dependence biases estimates of phenotypic selection on those traits.
Kai‐Hsiu Chen, John R. Pannell
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The specialised buzz pollination syndrome poses a partial barrier to plant invasions

Journal of Ecology, Volume 112, Issue 8, Page 1686-1700, August 2024.
We found that plants that exhibit traits consistent with the buzz‐pollination syndrome are underrepresented as invasive species across the globe. Our result suggests that the specialist buzz‐pollination syndrome poses a partial barrier to plant invasions. Our review also highlighted six alternative insect behaviours that can enable invasive plants with
Laura C. Lopresti, Lori Lach, Daniel Montesinos   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Uncovering genes involved in pollinator‐driven mating system shifts and selfing syndrome evolution in Brassica rapa

New Phytologist, Volume 243, Issue 3, Page 1220-1230, August 2024.
Summary Shifts in pollinator occurrence and their pollen transport effectiveness drive the evolution of mating systems in flowering plants. Understanding the genomic basis of these changes is essential for predicting the persistence of a species under environmental changes.
Xeniya V. Kofler, Ueli Grossniklaus, Florian P. Schiestl, Léa Frachon   +3 more
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Too hot to handle: temperature‐induced plasticity influences pollinator behaviour and plant fitness

New Phytologist, Volume 243, Issue 4, Page 1571-1585, August 2024.
Summary Increased temperature can induce plastic changes in many plant traits. However, little is known about how these changes affect plant interactions with insect pollinators and herbivores, and what the consequences for plant fitness and selection are. We grew fast‐cycling Brassica rapa plants at two temperatures (ambient and increased temperature)
Juan Traine, Quint Rusman, Florian P. Schiestl   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source