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 attention of the global pollination community has been drawn to food safety and other
ecosystem services provided by pollinators, in light of decline in social bee populations …

Orchidaceae show remarkable diversity in pollination strategies, but how these strategies
vary globally is not entirely clear. To identify regions and taxa that are data-rich and lend …

Mimicry is a classic example of adaptation through natural selection. The traditional focus of
mimicry research has been on defence in animals, but there is now also a highly-developed …

Cleistogamy, in which plants can reproduce via self‐fertilization within permanently closed
flowers, has evolved in> 30 angiosperm lineages; however, consistent with Darwin's doubts …

Deals with all aspects of adaptive resemblance Full colour Covers everything from classic
examples of Batesian, Mullerian, aggressive and sexual mimicries through to human …

Societal Impact Statement The family Orchidaceae is renowned for its reliance on
specialized pollinators and mycorrhizal symbioses. This study examined how the …

Non‐photosynthetic plants dependent on fungi have long fascinated botanists and
mycologists. The genus Gastrodia (Orchidaceae) contains more than 100 achlorophyllous …

Covering: up to September 2022 Orchids are renowned not only for their diversity of floral
forms, but also for their many and often highly specialised pollination strategies. Volatile …

Floral scent is a key mediator in plant-pollinator interactions. However, little is known to what
extent intraspecific scent variation is shaped by phenotypic selection, with no information yet …