Reproductive traits important to coevolving interactions, such as the floral scent of L. bolanderi, may be more canalized than other traits important for plant fitness.
Tag - coevolution
botanyone
Host specificity in parasitic plants – perspectives from mistletoes
Mistletoes are very fascinating parasitic plants. Unlike most common plants, mistletoes grow on the branches of other plants and rely on these “host” plants for water and nutrients. Scientists have been trying to...
AoBPLANTS
Plants adapt to accommodate a long proboscis in South Africa.
Our Grant-Stebbins week continues. Today it’s a question of looking at the geographical context of floral adaptations. Why might you find a plant here and not there? Is it the pollinators that cause it? Matching...
Alun Salt
The Paradox of Pollinating Floral Parasites
Floral scents have evolved to attract pollinators and sometimes also to deter enemies.
AJ Cann
Evolution of AGPase duplicates
ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase (AGPase), a key enzyme in starch biosynthesis, is comprised of large (LSU) and small (SSU) sub-units encoded by multiple paralogous genes in angiosperms. Corbi et al. investigate the...
