Premise Reproductive fitness in plants is often determined by the quantity and quality of
pollen transferred by pollinators. However, many fitness studies measure only female fitness …

Premise Variation in pollinator effectiveness may contribute to pollen limitation in
fragmented plant populations. In plants with multiovulate ovaries, the number of conspecific …

Mating activities change within a season in many animal and plant populations. In plants,
selection towards early flowering is commonly observed. Pollinator‐mediated selection is …

Premise Genetically diverse sibships are thought to increase parental fitness through a
reduction in the intensity of sib competition, and through increased opportunities for seedling …

Background Siring success plays a key role in plant evolution and reproductive ecology, and
variation among individuals creates an opportunity for selection to act. Differences in male …

Individual pollinators that specialize on one plant species within a foraging bout transfer
more conspecific and less heterospecific pollen, positively affecting plant reproduction …

Premise Fecundity and mating outcomes commonly differ among plant populations
occupying contrasting environments. If self‐pollination occurs primarily among flowers within …

Selection on floral traits in hermaphroditic plants is determined by both male and female
reproductive success. However, predictions regarding floral trait and mating system …

• Premise of the study: Although spatial distance is considered the primary factor in
determining plant mating patterns, flowering time and synchrony are also likely to be …

Flowering plants rely on vectors for pollen transfer, and cannot choose their mates. Although
recipient plants are unable to choose which pollen they receive, post‐pollination selection …