Abstract With c. 28,000 species, orchids are one of the largest families of flowering plants,
and they are also one of the most threatened, in part due to their complex life history …

Pollinator behaviour has profound effects on plant mating. Pollinators are predicted to
minimise energetic costs during foraging bouts by moving between nearby flowers …

Pesticides are integral components of modern agricultural practices. The primary benefit of
pesticide application includes immediate gain in terms of quality and quantity of food …

Orchidaceae show remarkable diversity in pollination strategies, but how these strategies
vary globally is not entirely clear. To identify regions and taxa that are data-rich and lend …

Reproduction in many angiosperms depends on attracting animals that provide pollination
and seed dispersal services. Flowers and fleshy fruits present various features that can …

The communication between flowers and pollinators is the essential feature of sexual
reproduction in zoophilous flowering plants and helps to ensure pollen transfer between …

Taxonomic delimitations are challenging because of the convergent and variable nature of
phenotypic traits. This is evident in species-rich lineages, where the ancestral and derived …

Orchidaceae, one of the largest families of flowering plants, present particular challenges for
conservation, due in great part to their often complex interactions with mycorrhizal fungi …

Ecological interactions and evolutionary processes in areas of endemism remain little
studied despite the fact that identifying the patterns of functional signatures in areas of …

The phylogenetic relationships within Specklinia (Pleurothallidinae; Orchidaceae) and
related genera are re-evaluated using Bayesian analyses of nrITS and chloroplast matK …