Most cycads have intimate associations with their insect pollinators that parallel those of well‐
known flowering plants, such as sexually deceptive orchids and the male wasps and bees …

The determinants of biodiversity patterns can be understood using macroevolutionary
analyses. The integration of fossils into phylogenies offers a deeper understanding of …

Cycads are an ancient group of tropical gymnosperms that are toxic to most animals–
including humans–though the larvae of many moths and butterflies (order: Lepidoptera) feed …

Weevils are an unusually species-rich group of phytophagous insects for which there is
increasing evidence of frequent involvement in brood-site pollination. This study examines …

Studies of pollination biology often focus on visual and olfactory aspects of attraction, with
few studies addressing behavioral responses and morphological adaptation to primary …

Angiosperm flowers and their animal visitors have co-evolved for at least 140 Ma, and early
flowers were likely used mainly as mating and feeding sites by several groups of insects …

Thermogenesis in plants is the ability to raise their temperature above that of the
surrounding air through metabolic processes, and is especially detected in reproductive …

Coevolution between plants and insects is thought to be responsible for generating
biodiversity. Extensive research has focused largely on antagonistic herbivorous …

Cycads represent an example of the success of evolutionary stasis. Despite their early
origin, they survived multiple events of mass extinction and diversified in modern tropical …

In tropical environments, and especially tropical rainforests, a major part of pollination
services is provided by diverse insect lineages. Unbeknownst to most, beetles, and more …