Since Darwinian times considerable knowledge has accumulated on the distribution,
physiology and genetics of self-incompatibility (SI) in higher plants. In the second half of this …

The mechanisms by which flowering plants choose their mating partners have interested
researchers for a long time. Recent findings on the molecular mechanisms of non-self …

Human social interactions crucially depend on the ability to represent other agents' beliefs
even when these contradict our own beliefs, leading to the potentially complex problem of …

Advances in plant cell molecular biology have considerably increased our understanding of
pollen-pistil barriers, particularly those operated by incompatibility mechanisms, and, at the …

Background Analyses of speciation genes–genes that contribute to the cessation of gene
flow between populations–can offer clues regarding the ecological settings, evolutionary …

Pollen-pistil interactions serve as important prezygotic reproductive barriers that play a
critical role in mate selection in plants. Here, we highlight recent progress toward …

• Premise of the study: While we have a good understanding of how co‐flowering plants
interact via pollinator foraging, we still know very little about how plants interact via …

Ribonucleases of the T2 family are found in the genomes of protozoans, plants, bacteria,
animals and viruses. A broad range of biological roles for these ribonucleases have been …

The majority of flowering plants produce perfect flowers that contain both the male and
female reproductive organs in close proximity; consequently, they would have a strong …

Self-incompatibility (SI) mechanisms prevent self-fertilization in flowering plants based on
specific discrimination between self-and non-self pollen. Since this trait promotes …