Arthropod-Plant Interactions - Pollination Ecology

In this Virtual Special Issue we are proud to present research published in the journal on the latest advances in pollination ecology.

We hope you enjoy reading this Virtual Issue. 

Articles present:

Floral epidermal structure and flower orientation: getting to grips with awkward flowers Sean A. Rands, Beverley J. Glover & Heather M. Whitney    |    Original Paper    |    Published: 24 June 2011

Hawkmoths’ innate flower preferences: a potential selective force on floral biomechanics Jordanna D. H. Sprayberry & Marie Suver    |    Original Paper    |    Published: 01 July 2011

Induced mutations affecting pollinator choice in Mimulus lewisii (Phrymaceae) Christina R. Owen & H. D. Bradshaw    |    Original Paper    |    Published: 13 April 2011

Honey bee handling behaviour on the papilionate flower of Robinia pseudoacacia L. Manuela Giovanetti & Giovanna Aronne    |    Original Paper    |    Published: 12 October 2012

Foraging activity of bumblebees (Bombus terrestris L.) on Bt-expressing eggplants Salvatore Arpaia, Antonio De Cristofaro, Emilio Guerrieri, Simone Bossi, Francesco Cellini, Grazia M. Di Leo, Giacinto S. Germinara, Luigi Iodice, Massimo E. Maffei, Angelo Petrozza, Raffaele Sasso & Silvia Vitagliano    Original Paper    |    Published: 05 July 2011

The most effective pollinator revisited: pollen dynamics in a spring-flowering herb  Marcin Zych, Jan Goldstein, Katarzyna Roguz & Małgorzata Stpiczyńska   Original Paper    |    Open Access    |    Published: 22 January 2013

Relative contributions to seed production by floral visitors of slickspot peppergrass, Lepidium papilliferum (Brassicaceae) Ian C. Robertson & Hollie Leavitt    |    Original Paper    |    Published: 24 June 2011

Investigating the relationship between pollination strategies and the size-advantage model in zoophilous plants using the reproductive biology of Arum cylindraceum and other European Arum species as case studies Natacha Revel, Nadir Alvarez, Marc Gibernau & Anahí Espíndola  Original Paper    |    Published: 29 October 2011

Flower-visiting insect communities on two closely related Rhododendron species flowering in different seasons Shinji Sugiura    |    Original Paper    |    Published: 03 April 2012

Solitary and social bees as pollinators of Wahlenbergia (Campanulaceae): single-visit effectiveness, overnight sheltering and responses to flower colour   Megan R. Welsford & Steven D. Johnson    |    Original Paper    |    Published: 01 July 2011

Melliferous potential of Brassica napus L. subsp. napus (Cruciferae) Nebojša Nedić, Marina Mačukanović-Jocić, Dragana Rančić, Bjørn Rørslett, Ivan Šoštarić, Zora Dajić Stevanović & Mića Mladenović    |    Original Paper    |    Published: 06 February 2013

How long to stay on a plant: the response of bumblebees to encountered nectar levels  Hans Dreisig    |    Original Paper    |    Published: 27 December 2011

The pollen of Caesalpinia pyramidalis Tul. is toxic to honeybees (Apis mellifera) Igor Ricardo Batista Vieira de Melo, Mateus Cardoso da Costa Lages, Diego Passos dos Santos, Patrício Borges Maracajá, Rodrigo Alboim de Paiva Fernandes Rodrigues & Benito Soto-Blanco  Original Paper    |    Published: 12 April 2013

Does bee or wasp mimicry by orchid flowers also deter herbivores? Simcha Lev-Yadun & Gidi Ne’eman    |    Forum Paper    |    Published: 22 May 2012

Why ant pollination is rare: new evidence and implications of the antibiotic hypothesis Emily M. Dutton & Megan E. Frederickson    |    Original Paper    |    Published: 19 May 2012