Abstract Background and Aims Floral colour is a primary signal in plant–pollinator
interactions. The association between red flowers and bird pollination is well known …

Sensory drive theory posits that the evolution of communication signals is shaped by the
sensory systems of receivers and the habitat conditions under which signals are received. It …

Flowers come in a variety of colours, shapes, sizes and odours. Flowers also differ in the
quality and quantity of nutritional reward they provide to entice potential pollinators to visit …

Across temperate forests, many tree species produce flowers before their leaves emerge.
This flower–leaf phenological sequence, known as hysteranthy, is generally described as an …

Abstract Drosophila suzukii Matsumara (Diptera: Drosophilidae) has become a serious pest
in soft-skin fruits and berries, infesting both ripe and ripening fruits. Crop damage in …

Our understanding of how floral visitors integrate visual and olfactory cues when seeking
food, and how background complexity affects flower detection is limited. Here, we aimed to …

Floral apparency is shaped by both mutualistic and antagonistic interactions that can act in
opposing ways. Pollinators are expected to select for more visually apparent flowers, but this …

The 'bee avoidance'hypothesis posits that the colour of hummingbird-pollinated flowers will
exclude bees, especially in long-tubed flowers, which are more subject to bee nectar …

Sensory Drive predicts that habitat‐dependent signal transmission and perception explain
the diversification of communication signals. Whether Sensory Drive shapes floral evolution …

The floral traits in Bignoniaceae are claimed as precise determiners of specialized
pollination systems. Here, we investigated how such floral traits ensure a highly specialized …