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Influence of management regime and harvest date on the forage quality of rangelands plants: the importance of dry matter content

Despite their recognised ecological value, relatively little is known about the nutritional value of species-rich rangelands for herbivores. In a recent study published in AoB

AoBPLANTS · 30 Nov 2016

AoB PLANTS

The use of plant community attributes to detect habitat quality in coastal environments

The monitoring of biodiversity has focused mainly on the species level. However, researchers and land managers are making increasing use of complementary assessment tools that address

AoBPLANTS · 25 Nov 2016

AoB PLANTS

Foraging responses of bumblebees to rewardless floral patches: Importance of within-plant variance in nectar presentation

Nectar-foraging pollinators respond flexibly to the reward condition of floral patches. In a new study published in AoB PLANTS, Nakamura and Kudo compared foraging behaviours

AoBPLANTS · 23 Nov 2016

AoB PLANTS

Florivory and pollinator visitation: a cautionary tale

Florivory, or damage to flowers by herbivores, can make flowers less attractive to pollinators, potentially resulting in reduced plant fitness. However, few studies have combined observations

AoBPLANTS · 18 Nov 2016

AoB PLANTS

Spatiotemporal strategies that facilitate recruitment in a habitat specialist tree species

Species that are restricted to specialized, rare habitats, such as Myristica fatua (a swamp specialist tree), cannot afford to send propagules too far and risk arriving

AoBPLANTS · 16 Nov 2016

AoB PLANTS

Evidence for asymmetrical hybridization despite pre- and post-pollination reproductive barriers between two Silene species

Co-flowering species may undergo interspecific hybridization if they are closely related and share pollinators. However, a series of reproductive barriers between species can prevent interspecific

AoBPLANTS · 11 Nov 2016

AoB PLANTS

Intraspecific variation in thermal acclimation of photosynthesis across a range of temperatures in a perennial crop

Interest in the thermal acclimation of photosynthesis has been stimulated by the increasing relevance of climate change. However, little is known about intra-specific variations in

AoBPLANTS · 9 Nov 2016

AoB PLANTS

Trade-off among different anti-herbivore defence strategies along altitudinal gradient

The type and intensity of plant–herbivore interactions are likely to be changed under climate change as a consequence of differential dispersal rates of plants and

AoBPLANTS · 2 Nov 2016

AoB PLANTS

Effectiveness of cuticular transpiration barriers in a desert plant at controlling water loss at high temperatures

Maintaining the integrity of the cuticular transpiration barrier even at elevated temperatures is of vital importance for hot-desert plants. In a new study published in

AoBPLANTS · 26 Oct 2016

AoB PLANTS

Seed germination of seven desert plants and implications for vegetation restoration

Germination cues reflect the conditions under which a species is likely to succeed in recruitment. In a recent study published in AoB PLANTS, Lai et al.

AoBPLANTS · 19 Oct 2016

AoB PLANTS

Population genetics of self-incompatibility in a clade of relict cliff-dwelling plant species

The mating systems of species in small or fragmented populations impact upon their persistence. A recent study published in AoB PLANTS by Silva et al. highlights

AoBPLANTS · 12 Oct 2016

AoB PLANTS

Increased resistance to a generalist herbivore in a salinity-stressed non-halophytic plant

During their life, plants face multiple stresses. However, studies on single stress factors have typically neglected possible interactions with other factors. In a recent study published

AoBPLANTS · 6 Oct 2016