Modeling differences in reproductive effort between iteroparous and semelparous reproductive strategies in Bromeliaceae
Tag - Bromeliaceae
Rachel Shekar
Bromeliads going batty: pollinator partitioning among sympatric chiropterophilous Bromeliaceae
Sympatric flowering species must frequently share pollinators. Pollinators can be a limited resource for the sexual reproduction of a plant, and such sharing could decrease individual reproductive success through the...
William Salter
Consequences of habitat fragmentation on the reproductive success of two Tillandsia species with contrasting life history strategies
Fragmentation of natural habitats generally has negative effects on the reproductive success of many plant species; however, little is known about epiphytic plants. Epiphytes are non-parasitic plants that grow on other...
Ecological range shift and polyploidy in Fosterella
Distribution of polyploidy along a relatively steep Andean elevation gradient is studied using the genus Fosterella (Bromeliaceae) as a model system. Paule et al. observed an ecological differentiation of cytotypes with...
botanyone
Halloween Special: First record of bat-pollination in Tillandsia
Bats are responsible for pollinating several species of plants. A new paper in Annals of Botany reports for the first time bat-pollination of a species in the genus Tillandsia. Bromeliaceae is a species-rich neotropical...
AJ Cann
Mutualistic ants contribute to bromeliad nutrition
It is more advantageous for some bromeliads to obtain ant-derived nutrients via its roots than to eat them.
Nectar secretion in an ornithophilous bromeliad
Several members of Bromeliaceae show adaptations for hummingbird pollination in the Neotropics; however, the relationships between floral structure, nectar production and pollination are poorly understood. Stahl et al...
Ants mediate plant reproductive traits
The selection of floral and reproductive traits is influenced by the plant’s abiotic environment, florivores and pollinators. Leroy et al. show that mutualistic associations with ants can result in an enhanced...
