Nectaries differ in many aspects but a common feature is some kind of advantage for the
plant conferred by foraging of consumers which may defend the plant from predators in the …

Floral nectar production is central to plant pollination, and hence to human wellbeing. As
floral nectar is essentially a solution in water of various sugars, it is likely a valuable plant …

Bumblebees are familiar and charismatic insects, occurring throughout much of the world.
They are increasingly being used as a model organism for studying a wide range of …

Bateman's principle states that male fitness is usually limited by the number of matings
achieved, while female fitness is usually limited by the resources available for reproduction …

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 …

To understand the adaptive nature of floral nectar production it is necessary to determine for
individual plants the associated costs and benefits in terms of growth and/or reproduction1 …

The majority of species of flowering plants rely on pollination by insects, so that their
reproductive success and in part their population structure are determined by insect …

Can plants sense natural airborne sounds and respond to them rapidly? We show that
Oenothera drummondii flowers, exposed to playback sound of a flying bee or to synthetic …

Pollination success of animal‐pollinated flowers depends on rate of pollinator visits and on
pollen deposition per visit, both of which should vary with the pollen and nectar …

One common class of ant‐plant mutualism involves ants that defend plants from natural
enemies in return for food and sometimes shelter. Studies of these interactions have played …