Evolutionary ecology of nectar

• Published in: Annals of botany Vol. 123; no. 2; pp. 247 - 261
• Main Authors: Parachnowitsch, Amy L., Manson, Jessamyn S., Sletvold, Nina
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: US Oxford University Press 23.01.2019
• Subjects: Agents of selection; amino acid composition; Animals; Biological Evolution; environmental factors; floral traits; Flowers - physiology; Genetic Variation; herbivores; heritability; honest signalling; meta-analysis; microorganisms; natural selection; nectar; nectar secretion; Plant Nectar - analysis; Plant Nectar - genetics; pollination; pollinators; Quantitative Trait, Heritable; REVIEW: PART OF A SPECIAL ISSUE ON ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION OF PLANT REPRODUCTION; Reviews; Selection, Genetic; signal–reward correlation; sugars; natural selection; Agents of selection; honest signalling; meta-analysis; signal–reward correlation; nectar; floral traits; heritability

Abstract Background Floral nectar is an important determinant of plant–pollinator interactions and an integral component of pollination syndromes, suggesting it is under pollinator-mediated selection. However, compared to floral display traits, we know little about the evolutionary ecology of nectar...