Background Most tropical and subtropical plants are biotically pollinated, and insects are the
major pollinators. A small but ecologically and economically important group of plants …

Many of the diverse animals that consume floral rewards act as efficient pollinators;
however, others 'steal'rewards without 'paying'for them by pollinating. In contrast to the …

Our knowledge of the ecology of tropical rain-forest trees is limited, with detailed information
available for perhaps only a few hundred of the many thousand of species that occur. Yet a …

Em decorrência de sua visão adaptada apenas à luz do dia, os humanos primitivos
desenvolveram um temor e um respeito atávicos pelas trevas noturnas, extensivos aos …

Amazonian floodplain forests are characterized by an annual flood pulse with changes of
the water table that exceed 10 meters. Seedlings and adult trees are waterlogged or …

The results of several studies suggest that forest fragmentation affects the mating patterns
and reproductive success of tropical tree species by reducing pollinator activity, pollen …

Despite the typically low population densities and animal-mediated pollination of tropical
forest trees, outcrossing and long-distance pollen dispersal are the norm. We reviewed the …

It is estimated that around half of all species of flowering plants show self‐incompatibility
(SI). However, the great majority of species alleged to have SI simply comply with 'the …

Evolutionary transitions to dim-light foraging (predawn matinal, crepuscular, nocturnal) have
occurred repeatedly in bees, and may be associated with an escape from enemies or …

We compared phenological patterns of tree species of the family Bombacaceae in three
seasonal forests in Mexico and Costa Rica whose dry seasons vary in duration and …