Seed dispersal is a fundamental life history trait in plants. Although the recent surge of
interest in seed dispersal by ants (myrmecochory) has added greatly to knowledge on the …

Plant defense theory explores how plants invest in defenses against natural enemies but
has focused primarily on the traits expressed by juvenile and mature plants. Here we …

Background The central thesis of plant ecology is that climate determines the global
distribution of vegetation. Within a vegetation type, however, finer‐scale environmental …

This advanced textbook is the first to explore the consequences of plant dispersal for
population and community dynamics, spatial patterns, and evolution. It successfully …

Background The extraordinary diversification of angiosperm plants in the Cretaceous and
Tertiary periods has produced an estimated 250,000–300,000 living angiosperm species …

Aim To assess associations between invasiveness, genome size and species traits in
Australian Acacia species introduced outside their native range. Location Global. Methods …

Tall plant species disperse further distances than do short species, within and across
dispersal syndromes, yet the driver underpinning this relationship is unclear. The ability of …

Ants are ecosystems engineers, keystone species and incredibly abundant worldwide. A
major cosmopolitan interaction between ants and plants is ant-mediated seed dispersal …

Diaspore (eg seeds, fruits) dispersal is pivotal for plant communities and often involves
several steps and different dispersing agents. Most studies focusing on diaspore dispersal …

The evolution of dispersal modes has been proposed to promote the diversification of
angiosperms. However, little is known about the relative impact of different dispersal modes …