The specialization continuum in pollination systems: diversity of concepts and implications for ecology, evolution and conservation

WS Armbruster - Functional ecology, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Specialization in plant–pollinator relationships is a core concept in discussions of plant
evolution and ecology; it is central to our thinking, not just about the ecology of plant …

Plant–pollinator interactions along the pathway to paternity

C Minnaar, B Anderson, ML de Jager… - Annals of …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Background The male fitness pathway, from pollen production to ovule fertilization, is
thought to strongly influence reproductive trait evolution in animal-pollinated plants. This …

Pollinator-driven ecological speciation in plants: new evidence and future perspectives

T Van der Niet, R Peakall, SD Johnson - Annals of Botany, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Background The hypothesis that pollinators have been important drivers of angiosperm
diversity dates back to Darwin, and remains an important research topic today. Mounting …

Out of the Himalaya-Hengduan Mountains: phylogenomics, biogeography and diversification of Polygonatum Mill.(Asparagaceae) in the Northern Hemisphere

M **a, Y Liu, J Liu, D Chen, Y Shi, Z Chen… - Molecular Phylogenetics …, 2022 - Elsevier
Clarifying the process of formation of diversity hotspots and the biogeographic connection
between regions is critical in understanding the impact of environmental changes on …

The influence of floral traits on specialization and modularity of plant–pollinator networks in a biodiversity hotspot in the Peruvian Andes

S Watts, CF Dormann, AM Martín González… - Annals of …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Aims Modularity is a ubiquitous and important structural property
of ecological networks which describes the relative strengths of sets of interacting species …

Do pollinator distributions underlie the evolution of pollination ecotypes in the Cape shrub Erica plukenetii?

T Van der Niet, MD Pirie, A Shuttleworth… - Annals of …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Background and Aims According to the Grant–Stebbins model of pollinator-driven
divergence, plants that disperse beyond the range of their specialized pollinator may adapt …

Pollinator recognition by a keystone tropical plant

MG Betts, AS Hadley, WJ Kress - Proceedings of the …, 2015 - National Acad Sciences
Understanding the mechanisms enabling coevolution in complex mutualistic networks
remains a central challenge in evolutionary biology. We show for the first time, to our …

Continent-wide distribution in mycorrhizal fungi: implications for the biogeography of specialized orchids

BJ Davis, RD Phillips, M Wright, CC Linde… - Annals of …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Aims Although mycorrhizal associations are predominantly
generalist, specialized mycorrhizal interactions have repeatedly evolved in Orchidaceae …

Increasing pollen production at high latitudes across animal‐pollinated flowering plants

NL Cunha, G Gleiser, A Sáez… - Global Ecology and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Plant reliance on animal mutualists is expected to decrease with latitude owing to
increasing environmental instability. As a consequence, more erratic animal pollination in …

A pollinator shift explains floral divergence in an orchid species complex in South Africa

CI Peter, SD Johnson - Annals of Botany, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Background and Aims Floral diversification driven by shifts between pollinators has been
one of the key explanations for the radiation of angiosperms. According to the Grant …