Historical and contemporary microevolutionary processes influence the extent and structure of genetic variation. Combining phylogeography and landscap......
The interactions between figs and their pollinators are among the most specialized examples of mutualism between plants and insects. Based on their li......
The perennial Cyperus rotundus (Cyperaceae) is a noxious weed worldwide that tolerates the extreme environ-ments of the Three Gorges Reservoir, China.......
The diversification of spur length in Aquilegia is often thought to be driven by pollinators. In this study, the morphology and pollination biology of......
Many structural features of seeds such as fruiting perianth and various abiotic factors can influence seed germination characteristics. However, thoro......
Defoliation/grazing and competition could have impacts on growth and spatial expansion of clonal plants. However, how these factors influencing clonal......
This study examined the perennial Triarrhena lutarioriparia var. humilior to identify the anatomical and histochemical features that support the adapt......
Knowledge of the leaf trait-growth rate relationship is essential for assessing plant physiological performance in forest ecosystems. Intraspecific le......
Filament union is a widely distributed characteristic in angiosperms where the stamens in a flower are united by filaments in diverse modes. Yet, its ......
Understanding the changes and determinants of the belowground bud bank density of different plant functional groups along an interdune lowland sequenc......
Plant functional traits can affect ecosystem functions and services. Although many studies have investigated the driving factors of plant functional-t......
Stone oaks (genus Lithocarpus, Fagaceae) are common canopy trees in the tropical and subtropical forests across China and Southeast Asia, which exhibi......
As important organs attracting pollinators, spurs are the tubular outgrowths of flowers with rich diversities in color, shape, and size, and can incre......
Genus Paeonia L. has important economic values in ornamental, medicine and food. China is one of the distri-bution centers of Paeonia and the origin t......
Successful invasions into native plant communities may depend on critical functional traits of invaders, such as inherent high growth rate and associa......
