Ecology and evolution of plant–pollinator interactions

RJ Mitchell, RE Irwin, RJ Flanagan… - Annals of botany, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Background Some of the most exciting advances in pollination biology have resulted from
interdisciplinary research combining ecological and evolutionary perspectives. For example …

Pollination strategies of deceptive orchids–a review

M Steffelová, I Traxmandlová, Z Štípková… - European Journal of …, 2023 - ejes.cz
Orchids can be classified in terms of their pollination into rewarding species, which produce
nectar in their flowers that serves as a reward for pollinators and deceptive species, whose …

Function and evolution of aggregated pollen in angiosperms

LD Harder, SD Johnson - International Journal of Plant …, 2008 - journals.uchicago.edu
The evolution of different forms of pollen aggregation (tetrads, polyads, pollen threads,
pollinia) from individual monads is a recurring transition in angiosperm history, having …

Combining current knowledge of Cypripedium calceolus with a new analysis of genetic variation in Italian populations to provide guidelines for conservation actions

R Gargiulo, M Adamo, PJ Cribb… - … Science and Practice, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The split between conservation science and real‐world application is an ongoing issue
despite several calls for unification. Researchers are empowered to partially bridge the …

Reproductive success of non-rewarding Cypripedium japonicum benefits from low spatial dispersion pattern and asynchronous flowering

HQ Sun, J Cheng, FM Zhang, YB Luo, S Ge - Annals of Botany, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Aims Outcrossing animal-pollinated plants, particularly non-
rewarding species, often experience pollinator limitation to reproduction. Pollinator visitation …

Multigenerational analysis of spatial structure in the terrestrial, food‐deceptive orchid Orchis mascula

H Jacquemyn, T Wiegand, K Vandepitte… - Journal of …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Summary 1 In long‐lived, terrestrial orchids, strong aggregation of adults and recruits within
populations and pronounced spatial association between recruits and adults can be …

Consequences of clonality for sexual fitness: Clonal expansion enhances fitness under spatially restricted dispersal

WE Van Drunen, M van Kleunen… - Proceedings of the …, 2015 - National Acad Sciences
Clonality is a pervasive feature of sessile organisms, but this form of asexual reproduction is
thought to interfere with sexual fitness via the movement of gametes among the modules that …

Reproductive ecology of the endangered living rock cactus, Ariocarpus fissuratus (Cactaceae) 1

C Martínez-Peralta, MC Mandujano - The Journal of the Torrey Botanical …, 2011 - BioOne
The genus Ariocarpus comprises seven endangered species endemic to the Chihuahuan
Desert. We studied the reproductive ecology of Ariocarpus fissuratus at Cuatrociénegas …

Temporal and spatial variation in flower and fruit production in a food‐deceptive orchid: a five‐year study

H Jacquemyn, R Brys - Plant Biology, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Deceptive orchids are generally characterized by low levels of fruit set; however, there may
be substantial variations in fruit set between sites and years. Within a single population …

Effect of grazing disturbance on floral display, pollen limitation and plant pollination efficiency in the desert steppe

M Chen, XY Zhao, P Yue, XX Guo, JJ Qiao, XY Li - BMC Plant Biology, 2022 - Springer
Background Grazing disturbance usually affects floral display and pollination efficiency in
the desert steppe, which may cause pollen limitation in insect-pollinated plants. Effective …