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Plant Sciences
E. Erickson, R. R. Junker, J. G. Ali, N. McCartney, H. M. Patch, C. M. Grozinger
Summary: This study investigates how variation in floral visual, chemical and nutritional traits impacts the attractiveness and visitation of pollinator taxa to ornamental flowering plant cultivars. The results show that despite significant phenotypic variation among cultivars, they tend to attract a broad range of pollinator species. However, the influence of traits on pollinator visitation varies across plant genera and can lead to both broadening and exclusion of specific bee species. The findings highlight the importance of selecting traits that consistently attract pollinators in cultivar development.
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Ecology
Kaitlyn S. Brown, Christina M. Caruso
Summary: Human-mediated environmental change can strengthen selection on traits of interacting species. This study found that reduced pollinator populations increased pollen limitation in Lobelia siphilitica plants, leading to stronger pollinator-mediated selection for traits such as taller inflorescences and more vibrant petals that can attract pollinators.
ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2023)
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Ecology
Tia-Lynn Ashman, Na Wei
Summary: This study investigated the species composition and abundances of heterospecific pollen (HP) communities in three serpentine seep communities in California. The results showed that floral traits play a key role in shaping the heterogeneity of HP diversity, while floral abundances have variable impacts. These findings contribute to our understanding of the process underlying patterns of HP receipt in plant communities.
FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
S. J. Castro, A. B. Castro, N. M. Araujo, V. H. R. Abreu, M. L. Oliveira, R. F. Fadini
Summary: This study reveals the floral biology and visitors of Psittacanthus eucalyptifolius in an Amazonian savanna, Brazil, and compares its reproductive performance with other Psittacanthus species. The results indicate that bees can be as effective as birds in pollinating this species.
Article
Plant Sciences
Stepan Janecek, Krystof Chmel, Francis Luma Ewome, Karolina Hruba, Yannick Klomberg, Ishmeal N. Kobe, Raissa Dywou Kouede, Jan E. J. Mertens, Marcus Mokake Njie, Robert Tropek
Summary: The study found that plants pollinated by specialized birds in the tropical forests of Mount Cameroon have higher sucrose content and produce more sugar, while plants pollinated by insects have lower sucrose content. In addition, there is a significant phylogenetic signal in the nectar properties of some lineages of the studied plants.
Article
Plant Sciences
Priscila Tunes, Stefan Doetterl, Elza Guimaraes
Summary: This study investigated the impact of florivores on a Neotropical hummingbird pollination system. The results showed that florivores do not alter the floral color and scent required for hummingbird pollination, but they do change the corolla outline, which has no effect on pollination.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Ecology
Karin Gross, Malin Undin, John N. Thompson, Magne Friberg
Summary: Selection leading to adaptation to interactions can enhance the diversification of species interactions. This study focuses on the interactions between Lithophragma plants and Greya moths to understand how the combination of traits of interacting species contributes to local divergence in pollination efficacy. The results suggest that geographic mosaics of coevolution can lead to coevolutionary diversification in species interactions.
Article
Plant Sciences
Kathryn A. LeCroy, Gerardo Arceo-Gomez, Matthew H. Koski, Nathan I. Morehouse, Tia-Lynn Ashman
Summary: Functional traits, especially those impacting fitness, play a role in shaping ecological and evolutionary relationships between coexisting species in the same trophic level. The distribution of floral colors can reflect pollinator-mediated interactions and evolutionary contingencies in community assembly. Smaller communities with lower species richness may be more affected by competitive exclusion in shaping species richness of flower color.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Diego Centeno-Alvarado, Jessica Luiza S. Silva, Oswaldo Cruz-Neto, Xavier Arnan, Ariadna Valentina Lopes
Summary: This study investigated the effects of chronic anthropogenic disturbances and climate change on a self-compatible cactus in the Caatinga dry forest in Brazil. The results showed that despite changes in pollen traits, pollination of T. palmadora remained stable or even increased in the most arid and disturbed areas of the park.
REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Rodrigo Taveira, William E. Magnusson, Juliana Hipolito
Summary: This study investigated the transfer and deposition of heterospecific pollen in a Central Amazon forest. It found that plants with larger flowers, more flowers per individual, and solitary flowers were more likely to receive heterospecific pollen. Despite the diversity of floral types in the Adolpho Ducke Reserve, there was a low percentage of heterospecific pollen deposition, likely due to specialized plant-pollinator interactions.
Article
Ecology
Yannick Klomberg, Robert Tropek, Jan E. J. Mertens, Ishmeal N. Kobe, Jiri Hodecek, Jan Raska, Nestoral T. Fominka, Daniel Souto-Vilaros, Petra Janeckova, Stepan Janecek
Summary: The study found that the importance of specific floral traits varies under different environmental conditions, highlighting the need to improve our understanding of plant-pollinator interactions.
Article
Plant Sciences
Xiaoyue Wang, Demei Hu, Yan Chen, Mengda Xiang, Hanqing Tang, Yin Yi, Xiaoxin Tang
Summary: In the distylous plant Tirpitzia sinensis, the long-styled and short-styled morphs exhibit differential floral traits relevant to pollination. The long-styled morph has more pollen and nectar, adapt to the pollination by hawkmoths active at night. The short-styled morph has a higher sucrose/hexose ratio in its nectar, making it more attractive to hawkmoths but with lower pollination efficiency.
Article
Ecology
Yuta Nagano, Tadashi Miyashita, Hisatomo Taki, Tomoyuki Yokoi
Summary: In recent years, the decline in pollinators has raised concerns due to changes in land use, affecting food production. This study focused on the relationship between crop pollination and the species richness of wildflowers at field margins, finding that a higher diversity of wildflowers in autumn could positively impact crop yields by attracting more flower-visiting insects. The morphological similarity of floral traits did not significantly affect this relationship.
ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Nicholas E. Tew, Katherine C. R. Baldock, Ian P. Vaughan, Stephanie Bird, Jane Memmott
Summary: Residential gardens serve as important habitats for insect pollinators, but individual gardening practices impact their floral composition. A study in Bristol, UK, surveyed 59 gardens and found variations in the quantity of nectar sugar supplied by each garden, with higher production in affluent neighborhoods and a peak supply in July. The turnover in species composition among gardens provides a relatively stable and continuous nectar supply for insect pollinators in urban landscapes.
JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Ganju Xiang, Yunyi Jiang, Jinmao Lan, Liuying Huang, Lijun Hao, Zhiqian Liu, Jing Xia
Summary: Plant specialization and pollination network structure have important influences on community assembly. Floral traits, especially when phylogenetically conserved, can predict network structure to a certain extent. This study investigated the relationship between floral traits and network structure in central China using a phylogenetic framework. Results showed that floral size and density indirectly influenced plant specialization and network modularity. Additionally, floral shape, symmetry, and color played roles in pollination sharing and network modularity. These findings contribute to understanding the drivers of local network structure and dynamics.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Mohamed Abdelaziz, Mohammed Bakkali, Jose M. Gomez, Enrica Olivieri, Francisco Perfectti
AMERICAN NATURALIST
(2019)
Review
Biology
Jose Maria Gomez, Eugene W. Schupp, Pedro Jordano
BIOLOGICAL REVIEWS
(2019)
Article
Plant Sciences
Javier Valverde, Francisco Perfectti, Jose Maria Gomez
Article
Ecology
Dolores Ruiz-Lupion, Jose Maria Gomez, Jordi Moya-Larano
GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY
(2020)
Article
Ecology
Anna Traveset, Gema Escribano-Avila, Jose Maria Gomez, Alfredo Valido
Article
Ecology
Carlos Hernandez-Castellano, Anselm Rodrigo, Jose Maria Gomez, Constanti Stefanescu, Juan Antonio Calleja, Sara Reverte, Jordi Bosch
Article
Ecology
Jonas Kuppler, Cecile H. Albert, Gregory M. Ames, William Scott Armbruster, Gerhard Boenisch, Florian C. Boucher, Diane R. Campbell, Liedson T. Carneiro, Eduardo Chacon-Madrigal, Brian J. Enquist, Carlos R. Fonseca, Jose M. Gomez, Antoine Guisan, Pedro Higuchi, Dirk N. Karger, Jens Kattge, Michael Kleyer, Nathan J. B. Kraft, Anne-Amelie C. Larue-Kontic, Amparo Lazaro, Martin Lechleitner, Deirdre Loughnan, Vanessa Minden, Ulo Niinemets, Gerhard E. Overbeck, Amy L. Parachnowitsch, Francisco Perfectti, Valerio D. Pillar, David Schellenberger Costa, Nina Sletvold, Martina Stang, Isabel Alves-dos-Santos, Helena Streit, Justin Wright, Marcin Zych, Robert R. Junker
GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY
(2020)
Article
Biology
Tobias Zuest, Susan R. Strickler, Adrian F. Powell, Makenzie E. Mabry, Hong An, Mahdieh Mirzaei, Thomas York, Cynthia K. Holland, Pavan Kumar, Matthias Erb, Georg Petschenka, Jose-Maria Gomez, Francisco Perfectti, Caroline Mueller, J. Chris Pires, Lukas A. Mueller, Georg Jander
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Jose M. Gomez, Francisco Perfectti, Cristina Armas, Eduardo Narbona, Adela Gonzalez-Megias, Luis Navarro, Lucia DeSoto, Ruben Torices
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2020)
Article
Ecology
R. Balaguer-Romano, A. Barea-Marquez, F. J. Ocana-Calahorro, J. M. Gomez, E. W. Schupp, J. Zhang, R. Rubio de Casas
Summary: The study found that almond naturalization in SE Spain is likely promoted by dispersal by rodents, such as Apodemus and Rattus. Seed burial facilitates germination and seedling emergence of almonds, while recruitment does not appear to be influenced by proximity to the maternal plant.
BASIC AND APPLIED ECOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Ecology
Ruben Torices, Lucia DeSoto, Eduardo Narbona, Jose Maria Gomez, John Richard Pannell
Summary: Plant reproductive success depends on phenotype and local neighborhood; animal-pollinated plants benefit from attractive conspecifics nearby; petal color is related to floral signaling and advertising.
FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2021)
Article
Biology
Jose Maria Gomez, Miguel Verdu, Adela Gonzalez-Megias
Summary: In mammals, adulticide behavior is influenced by various factors, with male adulticide associated with size dimorphism and intrasexually selected weapons, while female adulticide is related to infanticide. The evolutionary pathways of adulticide differ between sexes in mammals.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2021)
Review
Plant Sciences
M. Verdu, J. M. Gomez, A. Valiente-Banuet, C. Schob
Summary: The study summarizes the existing empirical evidence and theoretical framework on positive plant interactions, discusses the potential impact of facilitation on plant evolution, and explores the knowledge gaps in current research.
TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Mohamed Abdelaziz, A. Jesus Munoz-Pajares, Modesto Berbel, Ana Garcia-Munoz, Jose M. Gomez, Francisco Perfectti
Summary: The study of plant hybrid zones in the Sierra Nevada mountains of SE Spain revealed a stable and narrow hybrid zone between Erysimum mediohispanicum and Erysimum nevadense. Hybrid genotypes were found to be maintained by gene flow from parental populations and weak reproductive isolation between them, exhibiting intermediate or vigorous phenotypes with consistent trait differences between hybrid and parental plants.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Ricardo Sanchez-Martin, Jose Maria Gomez, Pierre-Olivier Cheptou, Rafael Rubio de Casas
Summary: The study revealed complex interactions between spatial and temporal dispersal, with different types of seeds exhibiting varied dormancy strategies. Seeds of amphicarpic plants showed higher variability in dormancy and germination compared to homocarpic plants, possibly as an adaptation to unpredictable environments.
JOURNAL OF PLANT ECOLOGY
(2021)