Renske E. Onstein

Effects of temperature gradient on flower and fruit traits: a meta analysis

This study uses a meta-analysis to show that temperature gradients affect flower and fruit traits across species, with implications for plant-animal interactions.

Global convergence in wood evolution is driven by drought on continents and frost-free temperatures on islands

The paper shows that woodiness in angiosperms is more common on continents than islands, driven by drought and frost-free temperatures, with additional factors like precipitation seasonality and elevation.

Functional traits drive speciation in tropical palms through complex interactions between genome size, adaptation and allometry

The paper tests how genome size, adaptation, and allometry interact to drive speciation in tropical palms using phylogenetic and trait data.

Legacy of the lost and pressure of the present: Malagasy plant seeds retain megafauna dispersal signatures but downsize under human footprint

The paper tests how past megafaunal extinctions and human activity affect seed sizes of large-seeded plants in Madagascar, finding legacy effects of extinct megafauna and human-driven downsizing.

The complex interaction between megaherbivores, climate and fire has shaped the evolution and distribution of plant spinescence across biogeographical realms

This study investigates how megaherbivores, climate, and fire influenced the evolution and distribution of spinescence in mimosoid legumes across different biogeographical regions.

Dispersal syndrome evolution in angiosperms: ancestral zoochory, correlations with pollination mode and biome, and sampling effects

This study investigates the evolution of seed dispersal syndromes in angiosperms, finding ancestral zoochory and correlations with biome and pollination mode transitions.