Hummingbird pollination helped pineapples and other bromeliads evolve into one of the world's most diverse plant families.

Why have some plant species changed pollinators in their evolution? An international team of researchers studied the reproductive systems of three sister species pairs, where one species is pollinated ...

Large differences in flower characteristics between wildflowers with different pollinators are achieved by a few key genetic differences, according to a study by Carolyn Wessinger at the University of ...

A female green hermit hummingbird hovers over a tropical species of spiral ginger in Las Alturas, Costa Rica. A new study by plant biologists at the University of California, Santa Cruz, challenges a ...

Hummingbirds play a crucial role in accelerating the evolution of bromeliads, leading to a faster emergence of new species. This vibrant bird species serves as pollinators for a staggering three out ...

Why have some plant species changed pollinators in their evolution? An international team of researchers from the Universities of Bonn and Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University Suzhou (China) studied ...