With both leaves and roots of epiphytes exposed to the atmosphere, can these plants be used as a model to explore co-evolution of root and leaf anatomical traits?
Tag - co-evolution
William Salter
The life of a high-powered duo! (2)
It seems that for some plants and insects the attraction is so strong that they could not live without each other. This post is in both English and French.
Antoine Le Gal
Aurélien Azam
Plants and insect pollinators: the adventures of a great couple!
Evolution need not be a lonely path. Some insects and plants have evolved in partnership with each other, sharing an attraction that's can be almost electric.
Suck on this: predictions and patience in phytobiology
One of the great strengths of the scientific method is its ability to make predictions that can be tested. One of the most famous of those predictions is Charles Darwin’s oft-cited 1862 inference that a long-throated...
Nigel Chaffey
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 al. use experimental crosses and perform...
botanyone