Since the first edition of this book published in 2005, there has been an immense amount of
new and fascinating work on the history, ecology, and evolution of the Mediterranean flora …

Using an experimental approach, this study addresses the following two questions for the
perennial herb Paeonia broteroi (Paeoniaceae) at a location in southeastern Spain.(1) What …

We have studied the influence of the Argentine ant, Linepithema humile, on the pollination of
Euphorbia characias, a deciduous insect-pollinated shrub. The observations were made in …

The limit of a species' distribution can be determined biotically if an environmental gradient
causes the loss of critical mutualists such as pollinators. We assessed this hypothesis for …

The effects of different pollen sources on fruit and seed characteristics of Paeonia ostii 'Feng
Dan'were investigated using analysis of three different pollination treatments and pollen …

Gender expression in hermaphroditic plant species usually departs from strict equisexuality.
Study of those departures can aid understanding of non hermaphroditic breeding systems …

从芍药属组内及组间杂交育种两个方面综述了芍药属杂交育种的研究进展:
组内育种成果主要为黄牡丹杂种, 芍药(Paeonia lactiflora) 品种群和杂种芍药 …

Functional transfer of mitochondrial genes to the nucleus is very common in some taxa but
entirely lacking in others. Current evolutionary theories to account for this variation predict …

This paper investigates the differences in floral phenotype in Paeonia broteroi
(Paeoniaceae) in four populations at two distant mountainous regions in southern Spain …

Brown's peony, Paeonia brownii (Paeoniaceae), is one of only two peony species native to
the Western Hemisphere, yet its pollination ecology and breeding system have never been …