Understanding the processes that lead to species extinctions is vital for lessening pressures
on biodiversity. While species diversity, presence and abundance are most commonly used …

Plants need not participate passively in their own mating, despite their immobility and
reliance on pollen vectors. Instead, plants may respond to their recent pollination experience …

Mating by outcrossing plants depends on the frequency and quality of the interaction
between pollen vectors and individual flowers. However, the historical focus of pollination …

Decreases in floral density can disrupt mutualistic interactions between plants and their
pollinators, and decrease reproductive success. I addressed the relationship between floral …

Theeffects of light competition and litter on seedling recruitment and theperformance of
established individuals were examined in Violapalustris. This polycarpic perennial plant was …

Knowledge of pollination services provided by flower visitors is a prerequisite for
understanding (co) evolutionary processes between plants and their pollinators, for …

Positive effects of fragmentation on plant reproduction are uncommon; in a literature review
we found significant negative effects on fruit or seed set for 50 plant species, compared to 26 …

Local flower density can affect pollen limitation and plant reproductive success through
changes in pollinator visitation and availability of compatible pollen. Many studies have …

Structural changes associated with corolla wilting may serve as a mechanism for effecting
self-pollination. Low pollinator visitation, high seed production and a corolla that persists …

Abstract Background and Aims Plasticity of floral traits in response to pollination can enable
plants to maximize opportunities for pollen import and export under poor pollination …