Floral nectar is prone to colonization by nectar-adapted yeasts and bacteria via air-, rain-,
and animal-mediated dispersal. Upon colonization, microbes can modify nectar chemical …

The ecological co‐dependency between plants and hummingbirds is a classic example of a
mutualistic interaction: hummingbirds rely on floral nectar to fuel their rapid metabolisms …

Nectar properties tend to be similar for plants visited by the same kinds of pollinators, and
much of the available information on nectar chemistry has been collected in the context of …

Nutritional imbalances are of great interest in the ecological stoichiometry literature, in which
researchers have focused almost exclusively on cases where nutrients are available in low …

Aim We review several aspects of the structure of regional and local assemblages of nectar‐
feeding birds and bats and their relationships with food plants to determine the extent to …

Biodiversity is declining, with direct and indirect effects on ecosystem functions and services
that are poorly quantified. Here, we develop the first global assessment of trends in …

Floral nectar is regarded as the most important reward available to animal‐pollinated plants
to attract pollinators. Despite the vast amount of publications on nectar properties, the role of …

Recent attempts to examine the biological processes responsible for the general
characteristics of mutualistic networks focus on two types of explanations: nonmatching …

Aim To integrate dietary knowledge and species distributions in order to examine the
latitudinal, environmental, and biogeographical variation in the species richness of avian …

Background and Aims Floral nectar concentration and chemical composition of 26 plant
species native to the temperate forest of southern South America are reported and the …