From recognition to neglect: Molecular and physiological responses to heterospecific pollen decay with evolutionary distance
Rachel O. Cohen, Alessandra Masi, Sarah M. Chin, J D Williams, Deren A. R. Eaton
The paper investigates how molecular and physiological responses to heterospecific pollen decay with evolutionary distance in flowering plants, finding a graded decline in pistillar transcriptomic response and pollen tube growth rates.
bioRxiv · Jun 5, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology