🌎 Overall, floral differences followed a pattern consistent with the evolutionary history of these mistletoes, whose diversification was shaped by the Andean orogeny. (7/7)

👉 doi.org/rttj

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Lin-Feng Qiu et al. investigated the #BreedingSystem and #PollinationBiology of #ActaeaPurpurea and #ActaeaJaponica, determined that A. purpurea was primarily pollinated by #VespaBicolor, and #CumulativeNectarVolume could be a crucial factor in attracting V. bicolor.
Details: doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...

🌸Takeaway: In Aquilegia, nectar-collecting pollinators appear to be the main evolutionary drivers of floral form, perhaps because they’re more efficient pollinators. (9/9)

👉 doi.org/qq7v

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🌸Just published in @annbot.bsky.social : “Floral syndromes in Aquilegia (Ranunculaceae) are associated with nectar- but not pollen-collecting pollinators” by Anna-Sophie Hawranek and co-authors. 🧵(1/9)

👉 doi.org/qq7v

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🌼 Usia flies uphold the distylous balance in Linum narbonense, while less efficient visitors may disrupt it, subtly biasing floral function and shaping plant reproduction. (10/10)

👉 doi.org/qc2r

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🌸Check the newly published article ‘Contrasting effects of pollinators on the pollination success of floral morphs of a distylous bowl-shaped flower’ in @annbot.bsky.social by @j-valverde.bsky.social 🧵(1/10)

👉 doi.org/qc2r

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💡 Even short-term mismatches in plant–pollinator timing can shape complex and fluctuating selection patterns, maintaining floral trait diversity and possibly slowing evolutionary change. (7/7)

👉 doi.org/g9v97c

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🌺🦋🐝Flowers aren’t just pretty, they’re shaped by the ecological dance between plant and pollinator. And sometimes, that dance leads to spectacular diversity. (8/8)

👉 doi.org/pkq5

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