A Cross Biome Synthesis on Pollination Systems in a Megadiverse Tropical Country

LB Valadão-Mendes, R Trevizan, MO Duarte… - The Botanical …, 2024 - Springer
The diversity of plant-pollinator relationships is crucial in terrestrial ecosystems. Despite the
extensive literature on pollination, research is still skewed towards temperate regions …

Intermediary floral traits between natural hybrid and its parents in the Xiquexique (Cactaceae)

S Albuquerque-Lima, P Milet-Pinheiro… - Organisms Diversity & …, 2024 - Springer
Hybrid systems represent 'new ecological opportunities', as the changes in their vegetative
and reproductive traits may facilitate colonization of new niches. The Cactaceae species …

Opossums as opportunistic visitors of chiropterophilous flowers: Interaction between Didelphis albiventris (Marsupialia) and Hymenaea cangaceira (Fabaceae)

A Domingos‐Melo, S Albuquerque‐Lima… - Austral …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Bat‐pollinated plants feature open flowers, facilitating easy access to their abundant nectar
for various animal groups. The Caatinga, a Brazilian Seasonally Tropical Dry Forest, stands …

Reproductive isolation between two sympatric bat-pollinated Bauhinia (Leguminosae)

S Albuquerque-Lima, AV Lopes, IC Machado - Journal of Plant Research, 2024 - Springer
Several barriers contribute to reproductive isolation between plant species, which can be
classified as pre-or post-pollination. Understanding the strength of these barriers could …

[HTML][HTML] Floral morphology and pollen placement strategies of bat-pollinated flowers: a comparative analysis within a guild of chiropterophilous plants in a neotropical …

CAS Pontes, IC Machado, A Domingos-Melo - Revista Chilena de Historia …, 2024 - Springer
Background Synchronopatric plant species, coexisting and flowering simultaneously, often
engage in intense competition for pollen deposition on shared pollinators. This study …

Dillenia (Dilleniaceae) pollen heteromorphy and presentation, and implications for pollination by bats

S Petit, AT Scanlon, A Naikatini… - Ecology and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Bat pollination of Dillenia in Fiji, a genus that was presumed to be pollinated by bees, posits
that other Dillenia species may be bat‐pollinated, with implications for conservation and the …

Natural history as the foundation for researching plant-pollinator interactions: celebrating the career of Marlies Sazima

PJ Bergamo, K Agostini, IC Machado, T van der Niet… - Flora, 2024 - Elsevier
Pollination biology is anchored in natural history studies, defined broadly as the practice of
observing and describing an organism's behaviour, interactions, and association with the …

High floral trait diversity of aquatic plants in the Pantanal reveals different pollination strategies

RT Santos, SSM Benavides, DMC Alcantara… - Aquatic Botany, 2024 - Elsevier
This research brings novel information regarding the floral traits and pollinator groups of
aquatic macrophytes. Classifying functional traits and pollinator groups contributes to …

Vertically stratified interactions of nectarivores and nectar‐inhabiting bacteria in a liana flowering across forest strata

S Thiel, M Gottstein, EW Heymann… - American Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Premise Vertical stratification is a key feature of tropical forests and plant–frugivore
interactions. However, it is unclear whether equally strong patterns of vertical stratification …

To be or not to be fragrant: floral scent of some bat‐pollinated cacti

S Albuquerque‐Lima, P Milet‐Pinheiro… - Plant …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Floral scent is a key olfactory cue in both diurnal and nocturnal pollination systems. In the
case of nocturnal systems, such as bat‐pollinated flowers, odour seems to play a more …