The ability to see colour at night is known only from a handful of animals. First discovered in
the elephant hawk moth Deilephila elpenor, nocturnal colour vision is now known from two …

Nectar is one of the most important flower traits, sha** plant–pollinator interactions and
reproductive success. Despite Orchidaceae including numerous nectariferous species …

Foraging behavior frequently plays a major role in driving the geographic distribution of
animals. Buzzing to extract protein-rich pollen from flowers is a key foraging behavior used …

Abstract Background and Aims The temporal dimensions of floral adaptation to pollinators
are not yet well understood, partly because we lack accurate information on the diel rhythms …

Background Floral nectar is the most common reward flowers offered to pollinators. The
quality and quantity of nectar produced by a plant species provide a key to understanding its …

Modes of floral presentation in some angiosperms attract flies that eat and/or oviposit on
seasonal fruiting bodies of fungi. Mushroom mimesis by orchid flowers has been speculated …

The pollination of 20 common terrestrial orchids was studied in a 60-ha urban banksia and
eucalypt dominated woodland in Western Australia. Five years of data (24,000 flowers, 6800 …

Comparison and quantification of multiple pre-and post-pollination barriers to interspecific
hybridization are important to understand the factors promoting reproductive isolation. Such …