Floral volatiles have attracted humans' attention since antiquity and have since then
permeated many aspects of our lives. Indeed, they are heavily used in perfumes, cosmetics …

Dioecious plants exhibit sexual dimorphism in both sexual features (reproductive organs)
and secondary sex characteristics (vegetative traits). Sexual differences in secondary traits …

Flowers recruit floral visitors for pollination services by emitting fragrances. These scent
signals can be intercepted by antagonists such as florivores to locate host plants. Hence, as …

Florivory is an ancient interaction which has rarely been quantified due to a lack of
standardized protocols, thus impairing biogeographical and phylogenetic comparisons. We …

Plants experience damage to both their vegetative and their reproductive parts. Loss of leaf
area can affect subsequent photosynthesis and resources available for growth and …

A major transition in flowering plants has been the evolution of separate sexes from
hermaphroditism via gynodioecy which is considered to be the most important route. Biotic …

The exotic orchid, Spathoglottis plicata, has naturalized and spread rapidly over Puerto Rico
where it is generally considered to be innocuous. It is abundant and occupies the same …

Florivory, or the consumption of flowers, is a ubiquitous interaction that can reduce plant
reproduction directly by damaging reproductive tissues and indirectly by deterring …

Natural selection on flowering phenology has been studied primarily in terms of plant–
pollinator interactions and effects of abiotic conditions. Little is known, however, about …

PREMISE OF THE STUDY: Florivory could have direct negative effects on plant fitness due
to consumption of floral organs, and indirect effects mediated through changes in traits …