Wild animals and plants have developed a variety of adaptive traits driven by adaptive
evolution, an important strategy for species survival and persistence. Uncovering the …

Land-use change and habitat loss have profoundly disturbed the resource availability for
many organisms in farmlands, including bees. To counteract the resulting decline of bees …

Animal pollinators are vital for the reproduction of~ 90% of flowering plants. However, many
of these pollinating species are experiencing declines globally, making effective pollinator …

Ecological niches are crucial for species coexistence and diversification, but the niche
concept has been underutilized in studying the roles of pollinators in plant evolution and …

The ecological co‐dependency between plants and hummingbirds is a classic example of a
mutualistic interaction: hummingbirds rely on floral nectar to fuel their rapid metabolisms …

Pollinators influence patterns of plant speciation, and one intuitive hypothesis is that
pollinators affect rates of plant diversification through their effects on pollen dispersal. By …

OCBIL theory was introduced as a contribution towards understanding the evolution,
ecology and conservation of the biological and cultural diversity of old, climatically buffered …

Flower colour is mainly due to the presence and type of pigments. Pollinator preferences
impose selection on flower colour that ultimately acts on flower pigments. Knowing how …

The evolution of hummingbird pollination is common across angiosperms throughout the
Americas, presenting an opportunity to examine convergence in both traits and …

Animal pollinators directly affect plant gene flow by transferring pollen grains between
individuals. Pollinators with restricted mobility are predicted to limit gene flow within and …