Currently, a global analysis of the information available on the relative composition of the
floral scents of a very diverse variety of plant species is missing. Such analysis may reveal …

Background The male fitness pathway, from pollen production to ovule fertilization, is
thought to strongly influence reproductive trait evolution in animal-pollinated plants. This …

Urbanization has detrimental effects on biodiversity and ecosystem functioning, as
agricultural and semi-natural habitats are converted into landscapes dominated by built …

Plants produce large numbers of phytochemical compounds affecting plant physiology and
interactions with their biotic and abiotic environment. Recently, chemodiversity has attracted …

Niche theory considering the traits of species and individuals provides a powerful tool to
integrate ecology and evolution of species. In plant ecology, morphological and …

Abstract Background and Aims Among the various floral traits involved in pollinator attraction
and potentially under selection mediated by pollinators, floral scent/fragrance has been less …

A major challenge in evolutionary ecology is to understand how co‐evolutionary processes
shape patterns of interactions between species at community level. Pollination of flowers …

Despite progress in understanding pollination network structure, the functional roles of floral
sensory stimuli (visual, olfactory) have never been addressed comprehensively in a …

Climate change can alter species interactions essential for maintaining biodiversity and
ecosystem function, such as pollination. Understanding the interactive effects of multiple …

A striking feature of the angiosperms that use animals as pollen carriers to sexually
reproduce is the great diversity of their flowers with regard to morphology and traits such as …