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 …

Evolutionary convergence on hummingbird pollination in Neotropical Costus provides insight into the causes of pollinator shifts

KM Kay, DL Grossenbacher - New Phytologist, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The evolution of hummingbird pollination is common across angiosperms throughout the
Americas, presenting an opportunity to examine convergence in both traits and …

Opposing patterns of altitude-driven pollinator turnover in the tropical and temperate Americas

AS Dellinger, AM Hamilton… - The American …, 2023 - journals.uchicago.edu
Abiotic factors (eg, temperature, precipitation) vary markedly along elevational gradients and
differentially affect major groups of pollinators. Ectothermic bees, for example, are impeded …

The Sequential Direct and Indirect Effects of Mountain Uplift, Climatic Niche, and Floral Trait Evolution on Diversification Dynamics in an Andean Plant Clade

AS Dellinger, L Lagomarsino, F Michelangeli… - Systematic …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Why and how organismal lineages radiate is commonly studied through either assessing
abiotic factors (biogeography, geomorphological processes, and climate) or biotic factors …

[HTML][HTML] Convergence without divergence in North American red-flowering Silene

AE Berardi, AC Betancourt Morejón… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Combinations of correlated floral traits have arisen repeatedly across angiosperms through
convergent evolution in response to pollinator selection to optimize reproduction. While …