Metabolic and transcriptomic analyses of nectaries reveal differences in the mechanism of nectar production between monocots (Ananas comosus) and dicots …

T Göttlinger, M Pirritano, M Simon, J Fuß, G Lohaus - BMC Plant Biology, 2024 - Springer
Background Nectar is offered by numerous flowering plants to attract pollinators. To date, the
production and secretion of nectar have been analyzed mainly in eudicots, particularly …

Genome size variation and whole-genome duplications in the monocot order Poales

G Winterfeld, N Tkach, M Röser - Plant Systematics and Evolution, 2025 - Springer
Nuclear genome sizes of 54 representative species from 44 genera of the monocot order
Poales were investigated by flow cytometry. Small holoploid genomes with< 2 pg/2C are …

Fossil berries reveal global radiation of the nightshade family by the early Cenozoic

R Deanna, C Martínez, S Manchester, P Wilf… - New …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Fossil discoveries can transform our understanding of plant diversification over time and
space. Recently described fossils in many plant families have pushed their known records …

New insights into the classification, diversification, and evolutionary dynamics of bromeliads

IM Kessous, H Farooq, W Testo… - Botanical Journal of …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
The Neotropics have been host to a myriad of geological and climatic events that have
shaped the biodiversity present in the region. Bromeliaceae forms one of the most prominent …

Drivers of dispersal and diversification in bromeliads

IM Kessous, H Farooq, W Testo, MFT Jiménez… - bioRxiv, 2022 - biorxiv.org
Dispersal strategies strongly influence an array of plant traits, especially the shape and
function of fruits and seeds, and can be important drivers of diversification dynamics. In this …

[HTML][HTML] Plastome phylogenomics reveals an early Pliocene North-and Central America colonization by long-distance dispersal from South America of a highly diverse …

SI Vera-Paz, C Granados Mendoza… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Understanding the spatial and temporal frameworks of species diversification is fundamental
in evolutionary biology. Assessing the geographic origin and dispersal history of highly …

[PDF][PDF] Nico Cellinese, University of Florida, United States

R Jabaily, T Givnish, CG Mendoza, DCD DD, M Jost… - 2023 - academia.edu
Modeling when and where diversification of a lineage took place requires sound and
appropriately sampled time-calibrated phylogenetic hypotheses, along with information …