Ecosystem services are natural processes that benefit humans. Birds contribute the four
types of services recognized by the UN Millennium Ecosystem Assessment—provisioning …

The flora of southern Africa has exceptional species richness and endemism, making it an
ideal system for studying the patterns and processes of evolutionary diversification. Using a …

Abstract Background and Aims 'Pollination syndromes' are suites of phenotypic traits
hypothesized to reflect convergent adaptations of flowers for pollination by specific types of …

This chapter provides a general survey of the literature of floral fragrance chemistry in
relation to pollinator type and presents a tentative effort to uncover possible associations …

This book takes a uniquely integrated approach to the study of floral biology. Flowers are the
beautiful and complex reproductive structures of the angiosperms, one of the most diverse …

Abstract “… the highly developed, or specialized types of one geologic period have not been
the parents of the types of succeeding periods, but… the descent has been derived from the …

While coloured nectar has been known to science at least since 1785, it has only recently
received focused scientific attention. However, information about this rare floral trait is …

Summary 1 Current views about the predominance of generalization of pollination systems
have stimulated controversy concerning the validity of pollination syndromes. In order to …

The pollination syndrome concept has provided powerful utility in understanding the
evolution and adaptation of floral traits. However, the utility of this conception has been …

Abstract The genus Salvia L.(Lamiaceae) encompasses about 1000 species, approximately
two thirds of which are in the New World. Bees and birds are known as pollinators, but a …