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The best of two worlds: ecology and evolution of ambophilous plants
Biological Reviews, Volume 98, Issue 2, Page 391-420, April 2023., 2023 ABSTRACT Ambophily, the mixed mode of wind and insect pollination is still poorly understood, even though it has been known to science for over 130 years. While its presence has been repeatedly inferred, experimental data remain regrettably rare. No specific suite of morphological or ecological characteristics has yet been identified for ambophilous ...
Stefan Abrahamczyk +2 more
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Ornamental Plant Research, 2022 Several examples of androdioecy appear to have evolved from dioecy and have low male frequency (< 0.5). However, the evolutionary pathway to androdioecy in Oleaceae may come from hermaphroditism. Osmanthus fragrans L.
Lihua Zhou +7 more
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Conservation Science and Practice, Volume 5, Issue 4, April 2023., 2023 Combining population genetics and study of reproductive biology provides robust insights for conservation planning of threatened species. Abstract Population genetics and understanding of mating systems provide fundamental information for conservation planning.
Chantelle A. T. Doyle +5 more
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Floral Biology and Pollination Ecology ofDesmos chinensis(Annonaceae): Assessing the Efficacy of Floral Synchrony for Promoting Xenogamy [PDF]
International Journal of Plant Sciences, 2015 Premise of research. Early-divergent angiosperms typically possess hermaphroditic flowers but often lack any biochemically mediated self-incompatibility mechanism. Although outcrossing is generally promoted in these taxa by protogyny, which is effective for precluding autogamy (self-fertilization within a flower), other mechanisms are necessary to ...
Pang, CC, Saunders, RMK
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Variability in mating strategies in a widespread cactus in the Chihuahuan Desert
Nordic Journal of Botany, Volume 2022, Issue 12, December 2022., 2022 Opuntia is the most diverse and widespread genus in the Cactaceae; several species have broad distribution ranges and have successfully adapted to distinct habitats. One explanation for their success is the diversity of their reproductive systems. Opuntia macrocentra is one of the most common widespread species in North American deserts.
L. Eder Ortiz‐Martínez +2 more
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Plants, 2022 Grasses produce large amounts of pollen and are among the main causes of pollen allergy worldwide. Quantification of the roles of individual grass species in airborne pollen is an important task, because morphologically indistinguishable pollen grains of
Elena Severova +5 more
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Journal of Systematics and Evolution, Volume 60, Issue 5, Page 998-1011, September 2022., 2022 Distyly in Hedyotis bodinieri (top left, pin morph; lower left, thrum morph) and growth of Hedyotis vachellii pollen (thrum morph) on the stigma of Hedyotis acutangula (pin morph). Abstract Breakdown of self‐incompatibility increases opportunities for both self‐fertilization and interspecific hybridization, although the latter is dependent on the ...
Mahadura A. Dias, Richard M. K. Saunders
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Ecology and Evolution, Volume 12, Issue 3, March 2022., 2022 Cymbidium aloifolium is a perennial, epiphytic orchid found in the tropical regions of South Asia. Its oil‐rewarding flowers are invariably pollinated by a non‐oil bee, Apis cerana indica. The study highlights the mechanism and traits that establish floral constancy and pollination mutualism. Photo: Arjun Adit Abstract So far, oil‐rewarding flowers are
Arjun Adit +3 more
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Floral traits and reproductive success variation among inflorescence orders in Eryngium maritimum
Plant Biology, Volume 24, Issue 2, Page 249-258, March 2022., 2022 Eryngium maritimum (Apiaceae L.) is a strongly entomophilous species that displays morphometric and reproductive differences among capitula located in different whorls, suggesting functional differences at intra‐individual level. Abstract Eryngium maritimum L. is considered a key species in dunes of the western Mediterranean. Although Northern European
I. Cortés‐Fernández +4 more
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Ecology and Evolution, Volume 11, Issue 14, Page 9396-9409, July 2021., 2021 Natural population of Nouelia insignis exhibited high flowering synchrony with relatively stable flowering duration, and the flowering time fluctuated greatly between years depending on the rainfall 5 months before flowering. The pollination of N. insignis required pollinators, and insect activities might play a very important role in the pollination ...
FangYan Liu +5 more
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