Plant–herbivore interactions have evolved in response to coevolutionary dynamics, along
with selection driven by abiotic conditions. We examine how abiotic factors influence trait …

Evolutionary success in plants is largely dependent on the successful transition from
vegetative to reproductive growth. In the lifetime of a plant, flowering is not only an essential …

Plants provide unique opportunities to study the mechanistic basis and evolutionary
processes of adaptation to diverse environmental conditions. Complementary laboratory …

Climate change has led to major changes in the phenology (the timing of seasonal activities,
such as flowering) of some species but not others. The extent to which flowering-time …

Although not 'a professed botanist', Charles Darwin made seminal contributions to
understanding of floral and inflorescence function while seeking evidence of adaptation by …

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 …

A major gap in our understanding of floral evolution, especially micro‐evolutionary
processes, is the role of pollinators in generating patterns of natural selection on floral traits …

Flowers are complex structures, synchronously displaying both olfactory and visual
signals/cues in the context of a particular floral morphology, that also vary in resource …

Decades of observation in natural plant populations have revealed pervasive phenotypic
selection for early flowering onset. This consistent pattern seems at odds with life‐history …

Species inhabit complex environments and respond to selection imposed by numerous
abiotic and biotic conditions that vary in both space and time. Environmental heterogeneity …