Background Conservation through reserves alone is now considered unlikely to achieve
protection of plant species necessary to mitigate direct losses of habitat and the pervasive …

The great taxonomic diversity of the Orchidaceae is often attributed to adaptive radiation for
specific pollinators driven by selection for outcrossing. However, when one looks beyond the …

Many empirical studies have assessed fine‐scale spatial genetic structure (SGS), ie the
nonrandom spatial distribution of genotypes, within plant populations using genetic markers …

Population genetic theory predicts that plant populations will exhibit internal spatial
autocorrelation when propagule flow is restricted, but as an empirical reality, spatial …

Background Given the exceptional diversity of orchids (26 000+ species), improving
strategies for the conservation of orchids will benefit a vast number of taxa. Furthermore, with …

The orchid family is renowned for its enormous diversity of pollination mechanisms and
unusually high occurrence of non-rewarding flowers compared to other plant families. The …

The Orchidaceae are one of the most species-rich plant families and their floral diversity and
pollination biology have long intrigued evolutionary biologists. About one-third of the …

Dispersal is a fundamental process that influences the response of species to landscape
change and habitat fragmentation. In an attempt to better understand dispersal in the …

▪ Abstract Insects of the order Hymenoptera are biologically and economically important
members of natural and agro ecosystems and exhibit diverse biologies, mating systems, and …

The forest canopy is the functional interface between 90% of Earth's terrestrial biomass and
the atmosphere. Multidisciplinary research in the canopy has expanded concepts of global …