Functional significance of the optical properties of flowers for visual signalling
Background Flower coloration is a key enabler for pollinator attraction. Floral visual signals
comprise several components that are generated by specific anatomical structures and …
comprise several components that are generated by specific anatomical structures and …
What maintains flower colour variation within populations?
Natural selection acts on phenotypic trait variation. Understanding the mechanisms that
create and maintain trait variation is fundamental to understanding the breadth of diversity …
create and maintain trait variation is fundamental to understanding the breadth of diversity …
Major flower pigments originate different colour signals to pollinators
Flower colour is mainly due to the presence and type of pigments. Pollinator preferences
impose selection on flower colour that ultimately acts on flower pigments. Knowing how …
impose selection on flower colour that ultimately acts on flower pigments. Knowing how …
Do visual traits honestly signal floral rewards at community level?
The high variability observed in floral traits has been interpreted as resulting from the
adaptation of plants to pollinators, as the latter present innate preferences for specific floral …
adaptation of plants to pollinators, as the latter present innate preferences for specific floral …
Unravelling the mystery of red flowers in the Mediterranean Basin: How to be conspicuous in a place dominated by hymenopteran pollinators
M León‐Osper, E Narbona - Functional Ecology, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Red‐flowered species have traditionally been related to ornithophily, and the 'bee
avoidance'hypothesis, that is, red flower colouration is a way to reduce visits from …
avoidance'hypothesis, that is, red flower colouration is a way to reduce visits from …
Phenotypic selection on flower color and floral display size by three bee species
Plants exhibit a wide array of floral forms and pollinators can act as agent of selection on
floral traits. Two trends have emerged from recent reviews of pollinator-mediated selection in …
floral traits. Two trends have emerged from recent reviews of pollinator-mediated selection in …
All the Colors of the Rainbow: Diversification of Flower Color and Intraspecific Color Variation in the Genus Iris
Floral color plays a key role as visual signaling and is therefore of great importance in
shaping plant-pollinator interactions. Iris (Iridaceae), a genus comprising over 300 species …
shaping plant-pollinator interactions. Iris (Iridaceae), a genus comprising over 300 species …
Color preference and spatial distribution of glaphyrid beetles suggest a key role in the maintenance of the color polymorphism in the peacock anemone (Anemone …
M Streinzer, N Roth, HF Paulus, J Spaethe - Journal of Comparative …, 2019 - Springer
In the Mediterranean region, a group of unrelated plant species share an unusual deep-red
flower color and are pollinated by glaphyrid beetles. Some of these species possess …
flower color and are pollinated by glaphyrid beetles. Some of these species possess …
Painting the green canvas: how pigments produce flower colours
Flowering plants are characterized by the production of striking flower colours and these
colours are primarily caused by the accumulation of pigments in cells of the floral organs …
colours are primarily caused by the accumulation of pigments in cells of the floral organs …
The role of flower color in angiosperm evolution
Although angiosperms exhibit a wide range of variability in floral traits such as shape and
size, flower color is a hallmark of angiosperm diversity. Since before Darwin's time, flower …
size, flower color is a hallmark of angiosperm diversity. Since before Darwin's time, flower …