Different influences of phylogenetically conserved and independent floral traits on plant functional specialization and pollination network structure.

ABSTRACT: Plant specialization and pollination network structure play important roles in community assembly. Floral traits can mediate plant-pollinator interactions and thus have important impacts on nestedness and modularity of pollination network. When such traits are phylogenetically conserved, therefore, phylogeny and traits should predict network structure to similar degrees. Moreover, conserved network structures were also found attributed to pollination syndrome or pollination system. However, we still know little about the relation between pollination syndrome and pollination network, especially under a phylogenetic framework. Herein, we established a phylogenetic framework including five floral traits (flower density, floral size, floral shape, floral symmetry, and floral color) and five sp

SUBMITTER: Xiang G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9902514 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature