annals-of-botany
Floral and vegetative cues for pollination in Lysimachia
Plants pollinated by the same guild of pollinators often converge in their floral phenotype as a result of pollinator-mediated selection. However, Schäffler et al. also
annals-of-botany
Functional traits and plant invasions (Invited Review)
Global environmental change will affect non-native plant invasions, with profound potential impacts on native plant populations, communities and ecosystems. In this context, Drenovsky et al.
annals-of-botany
Medieval emergence of sweet melons
Sweet melons, Cucumis melo, are highly prized today; however, the lack of enthusiasm for melons in Mediterranean antiquity indicates that they did not possess the sugary
annals-of-botany
Climate warming shifts the timing of seed germination
Despite the considerable number of studies on the impacts of climate change on alpine plants, there have been few attempts to investigate its effect on regeneration.
annals-of-botany
An Australian origin for Drosera meristocaulis
The carnivorous sundew Drosera meristocaulis, which is endemic to a remote high-summit area of the Amazon region, has been shown to share morphological characters with
annals-of-botany
Leaf display by conifer and angiosperm seedlings
The contemporary relegation of conifers mainly to cold or infertile sites has been ascribed to low competitive ability. Lusk et al. use 3-D modelling of
annals-of-botany
Modelling dry mass partitioning in diseased wheat
Biotrophic fungi divert assimilates for their growth and thus compete with their host for carbon allocation. Bancal et al. modulate competition by shading the flag leaf
annals-of-botany
Sibling competition and phenotypic change
Growing in competition with close relatives may produce modifications in competitive traits to ameliorate competition with kin. Milla et al. study multi-trait phenotypic expression in
annals-of-botany
Stem hydraulic traits and leaf phenology
The co-occurrence of evergreen and deciduous species in tropical dry forests suggests the existence of different water-use strategies among the species. Fu et al.
annals-of-botany
Molecular genetics of cuticle formation in Prunus
During growth, the fruit surface of sweet cherry, Prunus avium, expands rapidly whilst only a relatively small amount of new cuticular material is produced, often leading
annals-of-botany
Heritability of interactive pollen–pistil traits
In Collinsia heterophylla, a mixed-mating species with delayed stigma receptivity, there is a potential for a sexual conflict over timing of stigma receptivity. Madjidian et
annals-of-botany
Phylogeny and evolution of European orchids
A wealth of information on evolution and pollination of Mediterranean orchids (mostly tribe Orchideae) has been generated in the last two decades. Inda et al. integrate