Pollination patterns and plant breeding systems in the Galápagos: a review

• Published in: Annals of botany Vol. 110; no. 7; pp. 1489 - 1501
• Main Authors: Chamorro, Susana, Heleno, Ruben, Olesen, Jens M, McMullen, Conley K, Traveset, Anna
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Oxford University Press 01.11.2012
• Subjects: Animals; Archipelagos; autogamy; Biological Evolution; Birds - physiology; Breeding; carpenter bees; Coleoptera - physiology; Diptera; Diptera - physiology; Ecology; ecosystems; Ecuador; Endemic species; evolution; fauna; Flora; flowering; Flowers; Flowers - physiology; Formicidae; Galapagos Islands; Hymenoptera - physiology; indigenous species; Insect pollination; introduced plants; Islands; Lepidoptera; Lepidoptera - physiology; lizards; Magnoliopsida - physiology; plant breeding; Plant interaction; Plants; Pollinating insects; Pollination; pollinators; Reptiles - physiology; Restoration ecology; REVIEW; Xylocopa; Galapagos Islands

BackgroundDespite the importance of the Galápagos Islands for the development of central concepts in ecology and evolution, the understanding of many ecological processes in this archipelago is still very basic. One such process is pollination, which provides an important service to both plants and...