Importance of pollinator-mediated interspecific pollen transfer for angiosperm evolution
JI Moreira-Hernández… - Annual Review of Ecology …, 2019 - annualreviews.org
Understanding how pollen moves between species is critical to understanding speciation,
diversification, and evolution of flowering plants. For co-flowering species that share …
diversification, and evolution of flowering plants. For co-flowering species that share …
Pollen on stigmas as proxies of pollinator competition and facilitation: complexities, caveats and future directions
Background Pollen transfer via animals is necessary for reproduction by~ 80% of flowering
plants, and most of these plants live in multispecies communities where they can share …
plants, and most of these plants live in multispecies communities where they can share …
Insights from measuring pollen deposition: quantifying the pre-eminence of bees as flower visitors and effective pollinators
PG Willmer, H Cunnold, G Ballantyne - Arthropod-Plant Interactions, 2017 - Springer
Using our accumulated datasets from Kenyan savanna, Mediterranean garigue, UK gardens
and heathland, involving 76 plants from 30 families, we present detailed data to quantify the …
and heathland, involving 76 plants from 30 families, we present detailed data to quantify the …
Pollination‐precision hypothesis: support from native honey bees and nectar bats
The evolution of floral traits is often considered to reflect selection for increased pollination
efficiency. Known as the pollination‐precision hypothesis, increased pollination efficiency is …
efficiency. Known as the pollination‐precision hypothesis, increased pollination efficiency is …
Patterns and drivers of pollen co‐transport network structure vary across pollinator functional groups
LT Carneiro, JN Williams, DA Barker… - Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The patterns and drivers of pollen transport on insect bodies can have important
consequences for plant reproductive success and floral evolution; however, they remain little …
consequences for plant reproductive success and floral evolution; however, they remain little …
[HTML][HTML] Variation in floral morphology, histochemistry, and floral visitors of three sympatric morning glory species
A Jirabanjongjit, AB Stewart, N Chitchak… - PeerJ, 2024 - peerj.com
Three morning glory species in the genus Argyreia Lour., A. lycioides (Choisy) Traiperm &
Rattanakrajang, A. mekongensis Gagnep & Courchet, and A. versicolor (Kerr) Staples & …
Rattanakrajang, A. mekongensis Gagnep & Courchet, and A. versicolor (Kerr) Staples & …
The Impact of the Invasive Alien Plant, Impatiens glandulifera, on Pollen Transfer Networks
Biological invasions are a threat to the maintenance of ecological processes, including
pollination. Plant-flower visitor networks are traditionally used as a surrogated for pollination …
pollination. Plant-flower visitor networks are traditionally used as a surrogated for pollination …
Anther cones increase pollen release in buzz-pollinated Solanum flowers
The widespread evolution of tube-like anthers releasing pollen from apical pores is
associated with buzz pollination, in which bees vibrate flowers to remove pollen. The …
associated with buzz pollination, in which bees vibrate flowers to remove pollen. The …
Pollinator effectiveness is affected by intraindividual behavioral variation
Variation in pollinator quality is fundamental to the evolution of plant-pollinator mutualisms
and such variation frequently results from differences in foraging behavior. Surprisingly …
and such variation frequently results from differences in foraging behavior. Surprisingly …
Species roles in plant–pollinator communities are conserved across native and alien ranges
C Emer, J Memmott, IP Vaughan… - Diversity and …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Alien species alter interaction networks by disrupting existing interactions, for example
between plants and pollinators, and by engaging in new interactions. Predicting the effects …
between plants and pollinators, and by engaging in new interactions. Predicting the effects …