Flowering plants exhibit two principal life-history strategies: annuality (living and
reproducing in one year) and perenniality (living more than one year). The advantages of …

Baker's law refers to the tendency for species that establish on islands by long‐distance
dispersal to show an increased capacity for self‐fertilization because of the advantage of self …

Despite evidence of pollinator declines from many regions across the globe, the threat this
poses to plant populations is not clear because plants can often produce seeds without …

The length of time a flower remains open and functional–floral longevity–governs important
reproductive processes influencing pollination and mating and varies considerably among …

It is estimated that around half of all species of flowering plants show self‐incompatibility
(SI). However, the great majority of species alleged to have SI simply comply with 'the …

Many plant species have established self-sustaining populations outside their natural range
because of human activities. Plants with selfing ability should be more likely to establish …

Because establishing a new population often depends critically on finding mates, individuals
capable of uniparental reproduction may have a colonization advantage. Accordingly, there …

If particular traits consistently affect rates of speciation and extinction, broad
macroevolutionary patterns can be interpreted as consequences of selection at high levels …

Ecologically important traits do not evolve without limits. Instead, evolution is constrained by
the set of available and viable phenotypes. In particular, natural selection may only favour a …

Among flowering plants, self‐compatibility, longer lifespan, and generalized pollination
syndrome are each thought to increase the lifetime odds of finding a mate, particularly in …