The biology and ecology of narrow endemic and widespread plants: a comparative study of trait variation in 20 congeneric pairs

S Lavergne, JD Thompson, E Garnier, M Debussche - Oikos, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
The objective of this study is to examine whether habitat, herbivory and traits related to
resource acquisition, resource conservation, reproduction and dispersal differ between …

Recent progress in conservation of threatened Spanish vascular flora: a critical review

JCM Saiz, FD Lozano, HS Ollero - Biological Conservation, 2003 - Elsevier
The transfer of legal responsibilities from the Central Government to the Autonomous
Communities ended a tradition of paying little attention to endangered Spanish flora. The …

Plant polyploidy and the evolutionary ecology of plant/animal interactions

JN Thompson, SL Nuismer… - Biological Journal of the …, 2004 - academic.oup.com
Until recently almost nothing was known about the effects of plant polyploidy on interactions
with herbivores and pollinators. Studies of the saxifrage Heuchera grossulariifolia …

Impacts of large herbivorous mammals on bird diversity and abundance in an African savanna

DL Ogada, ME Gadd, RS Ostfeld, TP Young, F Keesing - Oecologia, 2008 - Springer
Large native mammals are declining dramatically in abundance across Africa, with strong
impacts on both plant and animal community dynamics. However, the net effects of this large …

Allozyme Diversity in the Tetraploid Endemic Thymus loscosii (Lamiaceae)

J López‐Pujol, M Bosch, J Simon, C Blanché - Annals of Botany, 2004 - academic.oup.com
Background and Aims Thymus loscosii (Lamiaceae) is a tetraploid perennial species
endemic to the Ebro river basin (north‐eastern Spain), which is included in the National …

Insect and wind pollination of an alpine biennial Aconitum gymnandrum (Ranunculaceae)

YW Duan, TF Zhang, YP He, JQ Liu - Plant Biology, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Wind pollination can provide reproductive insurance for animal‐pollinated dioecious plants
in the absence of available pollinators, but combinations of insect and wind pollination …

Protected wading bird species threaten relict centenarian cork oaks in a Mediterranean Biosphere Reserve: a conservation management conflict

LV García, C Ramo, C Aponte, A Moreno… - Biological …, 2011 - Elsevier
Conservation management conflicts frequently arise when an overpopulation of a protected
organism has negative effects on other valuable elements in the same ecosystem. We …

Limitations on reproductive success in endemic Aquilegia viscosa (Ranunculaceae) relative to its widespread congener Aquilegia vulgaris: the interplay of herbivory …

S Lavergne, M Debussche, JD Thompson - Oecologia, 2005 - Springer
Plant reproduction can be strongly affected by herbivory and different features of pollination
ecology, such as pollinator visitation rates and capacity for self-pollination. The purpose of …

Is the occluded corolla of Antirrhinum bee-specialized?

P Vargas, C Ornosa, FJ Ortiz-Sánchez… - Journal of Natural …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
This paper provides the first results of pollinator fauna associated to the reproductive biology
of Antirrhinum charidemi, Antirrhinum graniticum and Antirrhinum braun-blanquetii …

Little hope for the polyploid endemic Pyrenean Larkspur (Delphinium montanum): Evidences from population genomics and Ecological Niche Modeling

P Salvado, P Aymerich Boixader, J Parera… - Ecology and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Species endemic to restricted geographical ranges represent a particular conservation
issue, be it for their heritage interest. In a context of global change, this is particularly the …