Floral scent constitutes an ancient and important channel of communication between
flowering plants, their pollinators, and enemies. Fragrance is a highly complex component of …

Bees and angiosperms have shared a long and intertwined evolutionary history and their
interactions have resulted in remarkable adaptations. Yet, at a time when the “pollination …

Pollinator-driven diversification is thought to be a major source of floral variation in plants.
Our knowledge of this process is, however, limited to indirect assessments of evolutionary …

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 …

Plants use many means to attract pollinators, including visual cues and odor. We
investigated how nonpigment floral chemistry influences nectar removal, floral visitation …

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 …

Orchids are horticultural plants with significant ornamental and economic value. Increasing
market circulation and rising trade in orchids is forcing breeders to develop varieties with …

Incessant development and introduction of novel cultivars with improved floral attributes are
vital in the dynamic ornamental industry. Chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium) is a …

Abstract Background and Aims Many recent studies show that plant–pollinator interaction
webs exhibit consistent structural features such as long-tailed distributions of the degree of …

The rapid diversification and ecological dominance of the flowering plants beg the question
“Why are there so many angiosperm species and why are they so successful?” A number of …