If you share a pollinator with another plant species in your location, is it a good idea to flower at the same time? You can only use pollen from another plant in the same species. If a bee arrives loaded with another...
Most work on the impacts of heterospecific pollen deposition on plant fecundity has utilized hand-pollination experiments in greenhouse settings, and therefore we know little about the reproductive effects in the field...
Large floral displays attract pollinators but can also promote among-flower self-pollination (geitonogamy). Morales et al.Β assess the effects of the presence of sterile flowers and fertile-flower display size in...