Background Most angiosperms present flowers in inflorescences, which play roles in
reproduction, primarily related to pollination, beyond those served by individual flowers …

Plants living at the edge of their range boundary tend to suffer an overall decline in their
fitness, including growth and reproduction. However, the reproductive performance of plants …

Foraging behavior frequently plays a major role in driving the geographic distribution of
animals. Buzzing to extract protein-rich pollen from flowers is a key foraging behavior used …

Flowers of high mountain plants are generally long-lived to compensate for the low
frequency of pollinator visits at higher altitudes. However, nothing is known about floral …

Background Flower longevity plays an important role in pollen dispersal and reproductive
success in plants. In dichogamous plants, the duration of anthesis as well as the time …

The distribution of annual plant species greatly expands with degradation and desertification
of natural grasslands caused by climate change and overgrazing. However, limited …

Floral longevity (FL) is an important trait influencing plant reproductive success by affecting
the chance of insect pollination. However, it is still unclear which factors affect FL, and …

Variation among the leaves, flowers or fruit produced by a plant is often regarded as a
nuisance to the experimenter and an impediment to selection. Here, we suggest that within …

花寿命(Floral longevity) 是指一朵花保持开放并具有功能的持续时间, 它作为一种重要的繁殖
策略影响着植物的繁殖, 在植物繁殖策略的进化生态学研究中具有非常重要的意义. 近年来 …

Among plants, pairs of selfing vs. outcrossing sister taxa provide interesting systems in
which to test predictions concerning the magnitude and direction of temporal changes in sex …