Aesthetic attributes and easy-to-grow nature of tropical cut flowers (TCFs) have contributedto
their potential for increased production. The dearth of information regarding agronomic …

This research work was aimed at updating information about heliconias, which is a very
important species for flower shop. Several aspects related to crop taxonomy, botanical …

We studied 86 species of hummingbird‐pollinated flowers and their pollinators at a coastal
lowland site and two highland rain forest sites in southeastern Brazil. The Jaccard index for …

Unambiguous examples of ecological causes of animal sexual dimorphism are rare. Here
we present evidence for ecological causation of sexual dimorphism in the bill morphology of …

Seed dispersal is a crucial component of plant population dynamics. Human landscape
modifications, such as habitat destruction and fragmentation, can alter the abundance of …

I present the results of a 2-year experiment comparing seed predation, seed germination,
and seedling survivorship patterns of the Amazonian understory herb Heliconia acuminata …

Matches between the bills of hummingbirds and the flowers they visit have been interpreted
as examples of coadaptation and feeding specialization. Observations of birds feeding at …

Richly illustrated and fully updated practical guidance on every aspect of landscape lighting
LED technology offers a new light source in landscape design. In the process, it causes …

An assemblage of myxomycetes associated with inflorescences of large Neotropical herbs,
a microhabitat not previously known to support these organisms, is described and …

Ecuador and its two Andean neighbors, Peru and Colombia, harbor one-half of Latin Am
plant species or one-sixth of the worlds total (Raven, 1987; Myers, 1984). Considering t that …