scholarly journals Rocks supporting endemic plant species in East Mediterranean deserts

2015 ◽  
Vol 25 (Special Issue) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Plant Species ◽  
East Mediterranean ◽  
Endemic Plant ◽  
Endemic Plant Species

scholarly journals Mauritian coloured nectar no longer a mystery: a visual signal for lizard pollinators

2006 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 165-168 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dennis M Hansen ◽  
Karin Beer ◽  
Christine B Müller
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Evidence ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Flowering Plants ◽  
Visual Signal ◽  
Honest Signal ◽  
Endemic Plant ◽  
Floral Trait ◽  
Flower Visitation ◽  
Artificial Flowers ◽  
Endemic Plant Species

Most floral nectars are clear as water, and the enigmatic coloured nectar in three endemic plant species in Mauritius has puzzled scientists studying it. One hypothesis about the possible ecological function of coloured nectar is that it serves as a visual signal for pollinators. Recent studies have shown that at least two of the three Mauritian plant species with coloured nectar are visited and pollinated by endemic Phelsuma geckos. We here provide experimental evidence for the visual signal hypothesis by showing that Phelsuma ornata geckos prefer coloured over clear nectar in artificial flowers. In flowering plants, coloured nectar could additionally function as an honest signal that allows pollinators to assert the presence and judge the size of a reward prior to flower visitation, and to adjust their behaviour accordingly, leading to increased pollinator efficiency. Our study provides a first step in understanding this rare and intriguing floral trait.

scholarly journals Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids and Fatty Acids from the Endemic Plant Species Rindera umbellata and the Effect of Lindelofine-N-oxide on Tubulin Polymerization

Molecules ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 18 (9) ◽  
pp. 10694-10706 ◽  
Author(s):  
Boris Mandić ◽  
Milena Simić ◽  
Ivan Vučković ◽  
Ljubodrag Vujisić ◽  
Miroslav Novaković ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids ◽  
Tubulin Polymerization ◽  
Endemic Plant ◽  
Endemic Plant Species

Population Structure and Habitat Characteristics of Deutzia paniculata Nakai, as an Endemic Plant Species in Korea

2016 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-41
Author(s):  
Ji-young Jung ◽  
◽  
Jung-hun Pi ◽  
Jeong-geun Park ◽  
Mi-jin Jeong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Population Structure ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Habitat Characteristics ◽  
Endemic Plant ◽  
Endemic Plant Species

Nunatak survival vs. tabula rasa in the Central Pyrenees: a study on the endemic plant species Borderea pyrenaica (Dioscoreaceae)

2007 ◽  
Vol 34 (11) ◽  
pp. 1893-1906 ◽  
Author(s):  
José Gabriel Segarra-Moragues ◽  
Marisa Palop-Esteban ◽  
Fernando González-Candelas ◽  
Pilar Catalán
Keyword(s):  
Plant Species ◽  
Endemic Plant ◽  
Borderea Pyrenaica ◽  
Endemic Plant Species ◽  
Central Pyrenees

scholarly journals Interpretation of patterns of genetic variation in endemic plant species of oceanic islands

2013 ◽  
Vol 174 (3) ◽  
pp. 276-288 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tod F. Stuessy ◽  
Koji Takayama ◽  
Patricio López-Sepúlveda ◽  
Daniel J. Crawford
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Variation ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Oceanic Islands ◽  
Endemic Plant ◽  
Endemic Plant Species
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