Understanding intraspecific variation of floral scent in light of evolutionary ecology

R Delle-Vedove, B Schatz, M Dufay - Annals of Botany, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Aims Among the various floral traits involved in pollinator attraction
and potentially under selection mediated by pollinators, floral scent/fragrance has been less …

Evidence of introduced honeybees (Apis mellifera) as pollen wasters in orchid pollination

D Scaccabarozzi, L Guzzetti, E Pioltelli, M Brundrett… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Biological invasions threaten global biodiversity, altering landscapes, ecosystems, and
mutualistic relationships like pollination. Orchids are one of the most threatened plant …

Flies and flowers II: floral attractants and rewards

TS Woodcock, BMH Larson, PG Kevan… - Journal of …, 2014 - pollinationecology.org
This paper comprises Part II of a review of flower visitation and pollination by Diptera
(myiophily or myophily). While Part I examined taxonomic diversity of anthophilous flies …

Extreme diversification of floral volatiles within and among species of Lithophragma (Saxifragaceae)

M Friberg, C Schwind… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - National Acad Sciences
A major challenge in evolutionary biology is to understand how complex traits of multiple
functions have diversified and codiversified across interacting lineages and geographic …

Do pollinator distributions underlie the evolution of pollination ecotypes in the Cape shrub Erica plukenetii?

T Van der Niet, MD Pirie, A Shuttleworth… - Annals of …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Background and Aims According to the Grant–Stebbins model of pollinator-driven
divergence, plants that disperse beyond the range of their specialized pollinator may adapt …

The volatile chemistry of orchid pollination

J Perkins, T Hayashi, R Peakall, GR Flematti… - Natural Product …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Covering: up to September 2022 Orchids are renowned not only for their diversity of floral
forms, but also for their many and often highly specialised pollination strategies. Volatile …

Changing odour landscapes: the effect of anthropogenic volatile pollutants on plant–pollinator olfactory communication

A Jürgens, M Bischoff - Functional Ecology, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Olfactory signals, often in synergy with visual signals, mediate the interactions between
plants and animals. However, urbanization and agricultural practices are both sources of …

Intraspecific variation in floral color and odor in orchids

L Dormont, N Joffard, B Schatz - International Journal of …, 2019 - journals.uchicago.edu
Many flowering plant species are characterized by a large variation in floral traits at the
population or individual levels. Among these traits, colors and odors are particularly …

Floral nectar chemistry in orchids: A short review and meta-analysis

E Brzosko, P Mirski - Plants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Nectar is one of the most important flower traits, shaping plant–pollinator interactions and
reproductive success. Despite Orchidaceae including numerous nectariferous species …

Diel scent and nectar rhythms of an African orchid in relation to bimodal activity patterns of hawkmoth pollinators

MG Balducci, T Van der Niet, SD Johnson - Annals of Botany, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Aims The temporal dimensions of floral adaptation to pollinators
are not yet well understood, partly because we lack accurate information on the diel rhythms …