Macroevolution of the plant–hummingbird pollination system

E Barreto, MMA Boehm, E Ogutcen… - Biological …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Plant–hummingbird interactions are considered a classic example of coevolution, a process
in which mutually dependent species influence each other's evolution. Plants depend on …

Structure and roles in pollination networks between phyllostomid bats and flowers: a systematic review for the Americas

K Gonzalez-Gutierrez, JH Castaño, J Perez-Torres… - Mammalian …, 2022 - Springer
The Phyllostomidae family contains specialists and facultative nectarivorous bats that visit
hundreds of plants. Understanding the topology of bat–flower networks is fundamental to …

Tracking temporal shifts in area, biomes, and pollinators in the radiation of Salvia (sages) across continents: leveraging anchored hybrid enrichment and targeted …

R Kriebel, BT Drew, CP Drummond… - American Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Premise of the Study A key question in evolutionary biology is why some clades are more
successful by being widespread geographically, biome diverse, or species‐rich. To extend …

Pollinator shifts, contingent evolution, and evolutionary constraint drive floral disparity in Salvia (Lamiaceae): Evidence from morphometrics and phylogenetic …

R Kriebel, B Drew, JG González-Gallegos, F Celep… - …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Switches in pollinators have been argued to be key drivers of floral evolution in
angiosperms. However, few studies have tested the relationship between floral shape …

Studying flowers in 3D using photogrammetry

M Leménager, J Burkiewicz, DJ Schoen… - New Phytologist, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Flowers are intricate and integrated three‐dimensional (3D) structures predominantly
studied in 2D due to the difficulty in quantitatively characterising their morphology in 3D …

Convergent evolution of olfactory and thermoregulatory capacities in small amphibious mammals

Q Martinez, J Clavel, JA Esselstyn… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
Olfaction and thermoregulation are key functions for mammals. The former is critical to
feeding, mating, and predator avoidance behaviors, while the latter is essential for …

Stigma shape shifting in sages (Salvia: Lamiaceae): hummingbirds guided the evolution of New World floral features

R Kriebel, BT Drew… - Botanical Journal of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
A fundamental question in evolutionary biology is how clades of organisms exert influence
on one another. The evolution of the flower and subsequent plant/pollinator coevolution are …

Pollinator divergence and pollination isolation between hybrids with different floral color and morphology in two sympatric Penstemon species

J Cardona, C Lara, JF Ornelas - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Differential visitation of pollinators due to divergent floral traits can lead to reproductive
isolation via assortative pollen flow, which may ultimately be a driving force in plant …

Flower morphology as a predictor of pollination mode in a biotic to abiotic pollination continuum

J Martínez-Gómez, S Park, SR Hartogs… - Annals of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Aims Wind pollination has evolved repeatedly in flowering plants,
yet the identification of a wind pollination syndrome as a set of integrated floral traits can be …

Complex interactions underlie the correlated evolution of floral traits and their association with pollinators in a clade with diverse pollination systems

JP Rose, KJ Sytsma - Evolution, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Natural selection by pollinators is an important factor in the morphological diversity and
adaptive radiation of flowering plants. Selection by similar pollinators in unrelated plants …