Pollination Syndromes and Floral Specialization

By C. Fenster, W. S. Armbruster, Paul Wilson, Michele R. Dudash, James D. Thomson. 2004

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Subfields: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Plant Science

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MACROEVOLUTION AND MACROECOLOGY THROUGH DEEP TIME (2007, background): “…of eumetazoan coevolution, both antagonistic and mutualistic, is widely reflected in the diversification of Phanerozoic protists (e.g. Butterfield 1997, 2001a; Hamm et al. 2003), fungi (e.g. Blackwell and Jones 1997), land plants (e.g. Dilcher 2000; Fenster et al. 2004) and animals themselves.”
The evolution of floral scent: the influence of olfactory learning by insect pollinators on the honest signalling of floral rewards (2009, background): “…greater between species than within species (Wright et al. 2005a; Dobson 2006), unrelated plant species may also convergently evolve floral scents with common volatile compounds as a result of selection by a specific pollinator clientele (Andersson et al. 2002; Fenster et al. 2004; Dobson 2006).”
How do belowground organisms influence plant–pollinator interactions? (2015, positive): “This is an important gap, considering the role of pollination in plant fitness, as well as how its variation in pollination by insects can drive selection for plant traits (Bronstein et al. 2006; Fenster et al. 2004).”
Floral volatiles play a key role in specialized ant pollination (2014, background): “Visual and olfactory signals that help uide insects to the flowers and favour pollination are consequently xpected to play an important role in the ecology and evolutionry diversification of plant-pollinator interactions (Raguso, 2001; enster et al., 2004; Peakall et al., 2010; Schiestl, 2010; Schäf”
Preferences for exotic flowers do not promote urban life in butterflies (2010, background): “On he other hand many insects depend on flowers being their main esource during the adult part of their life cycle (Corbet, 2000; enster et al., 2004; Ramirez, 2004).”
Honeydew as a food source for natural enemies: Making the best of a bad meal? (2008, neutral): “The mutualism between ﬂowers and particular pollinators has resulted in the evolution of clearly distinguishable pollination syndromes that often feature intricate adaptations both from the side of plants as well as the pollinator (Fenster et al., 2004).”
Survival and reproduction of plant species in the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau (2014, background): “The validity of pollination syndromes has been disputed in recent decades (Waser et al., 1996; Fenster et al., 2004; Ollerton et al., 2009) and one of the most important arguments against them is that the assemblage of a plant species’ pollinators is likely to vary with time and place (Waser et…”
Geographical context of floral evolution: towards an improved research programme in floral diversification (2006, background): “…and major groups of animal pollinators (Grimaldi 1999); the frequent association between suites of floral traits and particular pollinator groups (Fenster et al. 2004); evidence of more rapid and/or extensive diversification in lineages of animalpollinated plants (Eriksson and Bremer 1992;…”
Evaluation of pollination syndromes in Antillean Gesneriaceae: evidence for bat, hummingbird and generalized flowers (2009, methodology): “The current debate on pollination syndromes has focused on two major issues: the role of pollination specialization and the predictive power of syndromes (Fenster et al. 2004; Ollerton et al. 2007).”
Pollinator‐mediated selection on floral traits and size of floral display in Cyclopogon elatus, a sweat bee‐pollinated orchid (2006, background): “Fewer studies have focused on traits that can be attributed to flower specialization for pollinator use, such as traits associated with the mechanical fit between flowers and pollinators ( Fenster et al . 2004 ).”
Reproductive Assurance and the Evolution of Pollination Specialization (2007, methodology): “Thus, we find that zygomorphy is associated with specialization (table 3), as observed in other large surveys (Faegri and van der Pijl 1977; Fenster et al. 2004).”
Comprehending crystalline β-carotene accumulation by comparing engineered cell models and the natural carotenoid-rich system of citrus (2011, neutral): “Indirect evidence for a common role of natural selection in flower colour change is provided by the widespread convergent evolution of pollination syndromes (Fenster et al., 2004).”
‘X’ marks the spot: The possible benefits of nectar guides to bees and plants (2011, background): “Flower handling will likely be influenced by multiple plant traits, yet how they interact to influence pollinator behaviour is largely unexplored (Fenster et al. 2004).”
How to be a specialist? Quantifying specialisation in pollination networks (2011, methodology): “Here I only present specialisation indices based on networks (Table 1), and none of those directly used on field data (see, for example, Fenster et al., 2004; Ollerton et al., 2007).”
Floral scents: their roles in nursery pollination mutualisms (2010, background): “food sources (Fenster et al. 2004), and their exploitation by pollinators does not involve destruction of any plant”