Beetles (Coleoptera) are a diverse group of overlooked pollinators, considered particularly
important in tropical ecosystems. The role of the most diverse beetle family, Staphylinidae …

Abstract Background and Aims Throughout the Cenozoic, Africa underwent several climatic
and geological changes impacting the evolution of tropical rain forests (TRFs). African TRFs …

The pollination syndrome hypothesis predicts that plants pollinated by the same pollinator
group bear convergent combinations of specific floral functional traits. Nevertheless, some …

Across an elevation gradient, several biotic and abiotic factors influence community
assemblages of interacting species leading to a shift in species distribution, functioning, and …

Background The Ebo Forest area is a highly threatened centre of diversity in the Littoral
Region of Cameroon, globally important for conservation with many threatened species …

Although several insect orders have been deeply studied in plant–animal interactions (eg
pollination) cockroaches have traditionally been ignored in taxonomic and ecological …

Intensively managed shade coffee plantations are expanding in SW Ethiopia, at the cost of
the more natural coffee agroforestry systems. Here, we investigated consequences for the …

Premise Species of Apocynaceae are pollinated by a diverse assemblage of animals. Here
we report the first record of specialized cockroach pollination in the family, involving an …

Apart from floral morphology and colours perceived by the human eye, ultraviolet (UV)
reflectance acts as an important visual advertisement of numerous flowering plant species …

 Abstract Monodoreae (Annonaceae) is a tribe composed of 11 genera and 90 species
restricted to the tropical African rain forests. All the genera are taxonomically well …