Background Flower coloration is a key enabler for pollinator attraction. Floral visual signals
comprise several components that are generated by specific anatomical structures and …

Spectroscopy at the leaf and canopy scales has attracted considerable interest in plant
ecology over the past decades. Using reflectance spectra, ecologists can infer plant traits …

The coloration of flowers is due to the wavelength-selective absorption by pigments of light
backscattered by structures inside the petals. We investigated the optical properties of …

Pollination is a key ecosystem service for agriculture and wider ecosystem function.
However, most pollination studies focus on Hymenoptera, with hoverflies (Syrphidae) …

The high variability observed in floral traits has been interpreted as resulting from the
adaptation of plants to pollinators, as the latter present innate preferences for specific floral …

Aims Floral traits are frequently studied in population biology and evolutionary ecology but
are rarely considered in functional trait‐based studies focusing on the assembly of …

The invasive herb Lupinus polyphyllus has been focus of a number of fact sheets worldwide
but a comprehensive summary of the species' taxonomy and morphology, distribution …

Edible flowers are becoming an essential component of people's nutrition in the
Mediterranean basin. In the last decades, many researchers also have focused their …

The ecological dynamics of co‐flowering communities are largely mediated by pollinators.
However, current understanding of pollinator‐mediated interactions primarily relies on how …

Aim Pollination is an essential stage of angiosperm reproduction, and the mode of
pollination plays a major role in driving evolutionary and ecological responses of plants to …