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A global test of the pollination syndrome hypothesis

Authors: Ollerton, J.; Alarcon, R.; Waser, N. M.ORCID; Price, M. V.ORCID; Watts, S.; Cranmer, L.; Hingston, A.; Peter, C. I.; Rotenberry, J.
Year: 2009
Journal: Annals of Botany, Vol. 103, pp. 1471-1480
Publisher: UNKNOWN
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcp031
Keywords: CONVERGENT EVOLUTION, FLORAL TRAITS, GLOBAL, MONTANE MEADOW, MULTIDIMENSIONAL SCALING, MUTUALISM, TROPICAL FOREST, TROPICAL MOUNTAINS

Abstract

The pollination syndrome hypothesis as usually articulated does not successfully describe the diversity of floral phenotypes or predict the pollinators of most plant species. Caution is suggested when using pollination syndromes for organizing floral diversity, or for inferring agents of floral adaptation. A fresh look at how traits of flowers and pollinators relate to visitation and pollen transfer is recommended, in order to determine whether axes can be identified that describe floral functional diversity more successfully than the traditional syndromes.

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