Indirect facilitation by a shrub increased forb community biomass and functional diversity.
Category - Close Encounters
Erin Zimmerman
Greater floral overlap and pollinator generalization favoured in a buzz-pollinated plant
Simultaneous flowering and low pollinator specialization led to greater reproductive success.
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?
William Salter
Sexual deception in Australian orchids
Your chance to catch a highlight of Botany 2020.
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?
Well-timed meals: how the impact of herbivory on plants changes depending on when it takes place
Herbivory impacts plants in a variety of ways, including in how likely they are to be reproductively successful. However, the exact effects of herbivory on plant reproduction are variable and dependent on combinations...
Liam Elliott
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?
Alun Salt
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.
Juniper Kiss
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?
Scent and nectar rhythms of an African orchid are timed for its pollinator
Pollinator foraging and orchid scent and nectar availability both peak at dusk.
Climate Change Spells Bad News for Bambi
Optimum vegetation for the roe deer reproductive season is coming earlier in the year, but the birth dates lagging, leaving less forage for deer at a critical time.
