Edge effects and mating patterns in a bumblebee-pollinated plant
Are plants on the edge of their population at a disadvantage when it comes to pollination?
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Sexual deception in Australian orchids
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Below-ground plant competition alters attractiveness to pollinators
Can the presence of a competitor plant modulate neighbouring insect-pollinated plant attractiveness to pollinators and resulting fecundity?
Male and female scents of the neotropical orchid Catasetum arietinum
Do male and female flowers of Catasetum orchids differ in floral scent chemistry and emission?
Express delivery – seed dispersal by gopher tortoise
Not known for their speed, how effective are tortoises as seed dispersal agents?
Kicking a plant whilst it’s down – caterpillar herbivory on nematode infested plants
Does the impact of above-ground herbivory on root-knot nematode-induced responses depend on the nematode’s life cycle stage?
Buckleria paludum, the caterpillar that has a taste for danger
Far from being a victim, the caterpillar of Buckleria paludum feeds on carnivorous plants. But how?
The niche does not differ between self- and cross-pollinated Epipactis orchids in Europe
The ecological niche of 14 orchids is more determined by bedrock and land cover than their mating systems.
Disentangling domestication and environmental effects on plant-herbivore interactions
How has domestication affected herbivory and anti-herbivore defenses of chaya, a plant crop grown for it’s leaves in the Yucatan pensula?
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