M. Vallejo-Marin

An angiosperm-wide perspective on reproductive strategiesand floral traits

The paper analyzes floral and reproductive traits across 361 flowering plant species to show that dioecy is linked to floral traits, while correlations with lifespan and dispersal are spurious.

Biomechanical properties of defence vibrations produced by bees

The paper analyzes biomechanical properties of non-flight bee vibrations across 65 species, finding body size strongly correlates with vibration amplitude but not frequency.

POLLINATOR GROOMING BEHAVIOR ALTERS POLLEN LANDSCAPES ON BEES BODIES AND INCREASES POLLEN CARRYOVER TO OTHER FLOWERS

This study models how bee grooming behavior changes pollen distribution on their bodies and increases pollen carryover to other flowers, enhancing both male and female reproductive success.

Trait-dependent diversification in angiosperms: patterns, models and data

This study synthesizes data from 152 studies on angiosperm diversification using SSE models, finding that trait effects vary across clades and dataset properties influence results.

Anther cones increase pollen release in buzz-pollinated Solanum flowers

The study examines how joined anther cones in buzz-pollinated Solanum species affect pollen release and vibrational transmission during bee pollination.

Reduced visitation to the buzz-pollinated Cyanella hyacinthoides in the presence of other pollen sources in the hyperdiverse Cape Floristic Region

The paper examines how the presence of easily accessible pollen sources affects bee visitation to buzz-pollinated Cyanella hyacinthoides, finding that visitation rates decrease with more accessible pollen and are influenced by petal color.

Transmission of vibrations in buzz-pollinated plant species with disparate floral morphologies

The paper compares vibration transmission in buzz-pollinated flowers with different anther arrangements, finding that tight anther packing leads to uniform vibration transmission, while loose arrangements result in higher displacement in non-focal anthers.

Rapid local adaptation in both sexual and asexual invasive populations of monkeyflowers (Mimulus spp.)

This study shows that both sexual and asexual invasive monkeyflower species in the UK rapidly adapt to local environmental conditions through different mechanisms.

The evolution of thermal performance in native and invasive populations of Mimulus guttatus

This study examines thermal performance curves in native and invasive populations of Mimulus guttatus to test hypotheses about thermal adaptation during invasion.

Pollen dispensing schedules in buzz-pollinated plants: Experimental comparison of species with contrasting floral morphologies

The paper compares pollen dispensing schedules across buzz-pollinated Solanum species with different anther morphologies, finding associations between anther traits and pollen release dynamics.

Population genomic and historical analysis reveals a global invasion by bridgehead processes in Mimulus guttatus

The paper traces the global invasion of Mimulus guttatus, showing it originated from North America to Europe and the Southwest Pacific via bridgehead populations and admixture.

Are flowers tuned to buzzing pollinators? Variation in the natural frequency of stamens with different morphologies and its relationship to bee vibrations

The paper examines the natural frequencies of stamens in Solanum species and compares them to bumblebee buzz frequencies, finding resonance may influence pollen release in some cases.

Biomechanical properties of a buzz-pollinatedflower

This study examines how vibrations travel through buzz-pollinated flowers, finding frequency conservation and amplitude amplification in floral structures.

Floral vibrations by buzz-pollinating bees achieve higher frequency, velocity and acceleration than flight and defence vibrations

This study compares vibration properties in Bombus terrestris audax during flight, defense, and floral buzz-pollination, finding floral vibrations have the highest frequency, velocity, and acceleration.

A test of the evolution of increased competitive ability in two invaded regions

The paper tests the EICA hypothesis by comparing non-native Mimulus guttatus populations in the UK and ENA, finding UK plants better conform to EICA predictions than ENA plants.

Invasion but not hybridisation is associated with ecological niche shift in monkeyflowers

This study finds no niche shift in a hybrid monkeyflower compared to its parental species in introduced ranges, suggesting hybridisation does not drive ecological niche change.

Bee and floral traits affect the characteristics of the vibrations experienced by flowers during buzz-pollination

The study examines how bee and floral traits influence vibration characteristics during buzz-pollination, finding that bee species affects vibration metrics while plant species impacts transmission properties.

Mechanisms driving endosperm-based hybrid incompatibilities: insights from hybrid monkeyflowers

This study investigates genomic imprinting and epigenetic changes in hybrids of Mimulus guttatus and M. luteus, revealing altered methylation and expression patterns that contribute to endosperm-based hybrid incompatibilities.