Floral traits and their connection with pollinators and climate.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

Floral characteristics vary significantly among plant species, and multiple underlying factors govern this diversity. Although it is widely known that spatial variation in pollinator groups can exert selection on floral traits, the relative contribution of pollinators and climate to the variation of floral traits across large geographical areas remains a little-studied area. Besides furthering our conceptual understanding of these processes, gaining insight into the topic is also of conservation relevance: understanding how climate might drive variation in floral traits can serve to protect plant-pollinator interactions in globally change conditions.

Methods

We used Rhododendron as a model system and collected floral traits (corolla length, nectar volume

SUBMITTER: Basnett S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11805930 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature