Background Some of the most exciting advances in pollination biology have resulted from
interdisciplinary research combining ecological and evolutionary perspectives. For example …

Pollen‐mediated gene flow from ecological core populations may hamper the ability of
populations to invade new, closely adjacent habitats. The potential for the invasion of a new …

This book takes a uniquely integrated approach to the study of floral biology. Flowers are the
beautiful and complex reproductive structures of the angiosperms, one of the most diverse …

Premise of research. Phenotypic traits that consistently mediate species' responses to
environmental variation (functional traits) provide a promising approach toward generalizing …

Abstract Background and Aims Adjacent flowers on Mimulus ringens floral displays often
vary markedly in selfing rate. We hypothesized that this fine-scale variation in mating system …

Besides being one of the most popular ornamental bulbs in western horticulture, the
Mediterranean genus Narcissus has been the subject of numerous studies focusing on a …

Abstract Background and Aims High mountain ranges of the Mediterranean Basin harbour a
large number of narrowly endemic plants. In this study an investigation is made of the levels …

The mating system of flowering plant populations evolves through selection on genetically
based phenotypic variation in floral traits. The physical separation of anthers and stigmas …

Here we analysed the role played by breeding systems and pollinators in the evolution of
heterostyly by testing whether evolution towards heterostyly is associated with style …

Introduction The transition from cross-fertilisation (outcrossing) to self-fertilisation (selfing)
frequently coincides with changes towards a floral morphology that optimises self …