The majority of living plant species are pollinated by insects, and this interaction is thought to
have played a major role in driving the diversification of modern angiosperms. But while …

The Caatinga is a xerophyte, deciduous plant formation that occupies more than 50% of the
northeastern region of Brazil (approximately 800.000 km2). This formation presents a high …

My objective is the examination of selective forces that affect pollen number. Relationships
among other floral traits of animal-pollinated plants, including pollen size, stigma area and …

Flowers with highly specialized pollination systems sometimes have the ability to self-
pollinate, contradicting our notion that pollination specialization reflects selective pressures …

Abstract Pollination in New Zealand, an isolated oceanic archipelago in the Southern
Hemisphere, has previously been characterised as having low rates of self‐incompatibility …

In angiosperm reproduction, pollen tubes elongate from the stigma through the stylar
transmitting tissue to the ovary to deliver the male gametes for fertilization. This article …

Pollinators can be a limited resource and natural selection should favour differences in
phenotypic characteristics to reduce competition among plants. Bats are important …

Pollination biology of 41 plants species of 21 families blooming in the forest understory was
investigated in a lowland mixed diplerocarp forest in Lambir Hills National Park, Sarawak …

Backgrounds and Aims The reproductive biology of a community can provide answers to
questions related to the maintenance of the intraspecific pollen flow and reproductive …

Pollinators and Visitors of Aroid Inflorescences Page 1 M. GIBERNAU, 2003 73 AROIDEANA
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