Alpine environments are among the habitats most strongly affected by climate change, and
consequently their unique plants and pollinators are faced with the challenge of adapting or …

The visual ecology of flies is outstanding among insects due to a combination of specific
attributes. Flies' compound eyes possess an open rhabdom and thus separate rhabdomeres …

Background and aims Colour is one of the main floral traits used by pollinators to locate
flowers. Although pollinators show innate colour preferences, the view that the colour of a …

This paper comprises Part II of a review of flower visitation and pollination by Diptera
(myiophily or myophily). While Part I examined taxonomic diversity of anthophilous flies …

There is a wealth of research on the way interactions with pollinators shape flower traits.
However, we have much more to learn about influences of the abiotic environment on flower …

Despite a long‐standing belief that insect pollinators can select for certain flower colors,
there are few experimental demonstrations that free‐flying insects choose between natural …

The high variability observed in floral traits has been interpreted as resulting from the
adaptation of plants to pollinators, as the latter present innate preferences for specific floral …

Background Flower colour is of great importance in various fields relating to floral biology
and pollinator behaviour. However, subjective human judgements of flower colour may be …

The radiation of the angiosperms is often attributed to repeated evolutionary shifts between
different pollinators, as this process drives diversification of floral forms and can lead to …

The relative number of seeds produced by competing species can influence the community
structure; yet, traits that influence seed production, such as pollinator attraction and floral …