Scientists reveal how Serapias orchids ensure their cross-pollination through a special flower morphology interacting with pollinators in a particular manner, without the need for pollen masses changes as in many other...
Tag - reproductive biology
Renata Cantoro
Morpho-anatomical affinities of three paleoendemic podocarp genera
Despite the probable extinction of closely related sister species and genera, and the evolution of morphological structures as adaptations to changing environmental conditions, they still share basic reproductive traits...
botanyone
Plant breeding systems on the remote oceanic island of Pohnpei
How do the breeding systems of recent colonizing and long established plant species vary on a remote oceanic island?
William Salter
Cockroaches the main pollinator of a rare Chinese flower
The phenomenon, though rare, may be ancient.
Erin Zimmerman
Aldrovanda vesiculosa, the Fly Trap’s endangered cousin
The Venus Fly Trap is not the only carnivorous plant that snaps, but you're much less likely to see Aldrovanda vesiculosa, even though it can live around the world.
Alun Salt
Relative contribution of reproductive attributes to density-dependent effects on fruit-set
How much fruit can a plant set? Pollinator dependence and pollinator behaviour play a role, as does plant density.
Role of PCD in the reproductive biology of kiwifruit
The results indicate that PCD in kiwifruit might be accelerated by pollination, suggesting its involvement during the progamic phase.
