Pollination syndromes, recurring suites of floral traits appearing in connection with specific
functional pollinator groups, have served for decades to organise floral diversity under a …

Abstract Background and Aims In terms of pollination systems, umbellifers (plants of the
carrot family, Apiaceae) are regarded as generalists, since their (usually dichogamous) …

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

Background: Breast cancer is the major cause of death from cancer among women around
the world. Given the drug resistance in the treatment of this disease, it is very important to …

Nectar robbers and thieves are common antagonists in plant–pollinator communities, where
they deplete nectar without pollinating flowers, substantially affecting plant reproduction …

Plant-pollinator interactions range from obligatory specialists to facultative generalists, and
floral morphology and pollination system may not match completely. The floral biology …

For six selected Afromontane wetlands in Volcanoes National Park (VNP), Rwanda, located
at varying elevations, we present preliminary insights into the pollination biology of six …

The use of pollinating insects in the context of biological control of insect pests and diseases
has its origin in the early nineties, when honeybees were used to spread biological control …

ABSTRACT (Reproductive assurance in three Neotropical species of Podostemaceae:
strategies of self-pollination and the first report of apomixis). The aspects of reproductive …

There are two alternative hypotheses related to body size and competition for restricted food
sources. The first one supposes that larger animals are superior competitors because of …