Effects of flowering phenology and synchrony on the reproductive success of a long-flowering shrub.

ABSTRACT: Flowering phenology and synchrony with biotic and abiotic resources are crucial traits determining the reproductive success in insect-pollinated plants. In seasonal climates, plants flowering for long periods should assure reproductive success when resources are more predictable. In this work, we evaluated the relationship between flowering phenology and synchrony and reproductive success in Hypericum balearicum, a shrub flowering all year round but mainly during spring and summer. We studied two contrasting localities (differing mostly in rainfall) during 3 years, and at different biological scales spanning from localities to individual flowers and fruits. We first monitored (monthly) flowering phenology and reproductive success (fruit and seed set) of plants, and assessed whether in the

SUBMITTER: Rodriguez-Perez J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4793561 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature