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A taxonomic and evolutionary review of the South American Hierochloë section Monoecia (Poaceae: Anthoxanthinae)

scholarly article by Irene Lema-Suárez et al published 1 March 2018 in Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society

Absence of gene flow between diploids and hexaploids of Aster amellus at multiple spatial scales ⬇️

scientific article (publication date: February 2013)

Assessment of Daucus carota L. (Apiaceae) subspecies by chemotaxonomic and DNA content analyses

scientific article published in 2014

Best practices in plant cytometry

scientific article published on 04 January 2021

Biogeographical, ecological and ploidy variation in related asexual and sexualLimoniumtaxa (Plumbaginaceae)

scholarly article by Ana D. Caperta et al published October 2016 in Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society

Biological flora of Central Europe: Aster amellus L. (Asteraceae)

scientific article published in 2011

Breeding barriers at a diploid–hexaploid contact zone in Aster amellus

Can changes in ploidy drive the evolution to allogamy in a selfing species complex?

Complex cytogeographical patterns reveal a dynamic tetraploid-octoploid contact zone

scientific article published on 14 February 2018

Consequences of nectar robbing for the fitness of a threatened plant species

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ConservePlants: An integrated approach to conservation of threatened plants for the 21st Century

scientific article published on 25 January 2021

Corrigendum: Different Patterns of Ecological Divergence Between Two Tetraploids and Their Diploid Counterpart in a Parapatric Linear Coastal Distribution Polyploid Complex

scientific article published on 02 June 2020

CropPol : A dynamic, open and global database on crop pollination

scientific article published on 17 February 2022

Cytogenetic features of sexual and asexual Limonium taxa (Plumbaginaceae)

scientific article published in 2018

Cytogeography of the subalpine marsh marigold polyploid complex (Caltha leptosepala s.l., Ranunculaceae).

scientific article

Cytotype distribution at a diploid-hexaploid contact zone in Aster amellus (Asteraceae)

scientific article (publication date: October 2012)

Different Patterns of Ecological Divergence Between Two Tetraploids and Their Diploid Counterpart in a Parapatric Linear Coastal Distribution Polyploid Complex

scientific article published on 19 March 2020

Diminishing importance of elaiosomes for acacia seed removal in non-native ranges

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Dispersal mechanisms of the narrow endemic Polygala vayredae: dispersal syndromes and spatio-temporal variations in ant dispersal assemblages

scientific article published in 2009

Distribution of flower morphs, ploidy level and sexual reproduction of the invasive weed Oxalis pes-caprae in the western area of the Mediterranean region ⬇️

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Does pollen limitation affect population growth of the endangered Dracocephalum austriacum L.?

scientific article published in 2014

Effect of invader removal: pollinators stay but some native plants miss their new friend

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Effect of pollination on floral longevity and costs of delaying fertilization in the out-crossing Polygala vayredae Costa (Polygalaceae).

scientific article published on 30 September 2008

Environmental differences are correlated with the distribution pattern of cytotypes in Veronica subsection Pentasepalae at a broad scale

scientific article published on 01 March 2020

Evaluation of polysomaty and estimation of genome size in Polygala vayredae and P. calcarea using flow cytometry

scientific article published in 2007

Experimental insights on Darwin's cross-promotion hypothesis in tristylous purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria).

scientific article

Experimental insights on the function of ancillary pollen and stigma polymorphisms in plants with heteromorphic incompatibility

scientific article published on 7 October 2016

Fitness benefits and costs of floral advertising traits: insights from rayed and rayless phenotypes of Anacyclus (Asteraceae)

scientific article published on 01 February 2019

Floral traits variation, legitimate pollination, and nectar robbing in Polygala vayredae (Polygalaceae)

scientific article published in 2008

Flow cytometric analysis of pollen and spores: An overview of applications and methodology

scientific article published on 24 February 2021

Flow cytometric and karyological analyses of Calendula species from Iberian Peninsula

scientific article published in 2013

Flower strips and remnant semi‐natural vegetation have different impacts on pollination and productivity of sunflower crops

scientific article published in 2022

Genetic and Genomic Tools to Asssist Sugar Beet Improvement: The Value of the Crop Wild Relatives.

scientific article published on 6 February 2018

Genetic similarities versus morphological resemblance: Unraveling a polyploid complex in a Mediterranean biodiversity hotspot

scientific article published on 04 November 2020

Genetically based phenotypic differentiation between native and introduced tetraploids of Oxalis pes-caprae

Genome size stability despite high chromosome number variation in Carex gr. laevigata

scientific article published on 29 January 2015

Genome size variation and incidence of polyploidy in Scrophulariaceae sensu lato from the Iberian Peninsula ⬇️

scientific article published on November 28, 2012

Genome size variation in Cactaceae and its relationship with invasiveness and seed traits

scientific article published on 06 May 2021

Global patterns of reproductive and cytotype diversity in an invasive clonal plant

scientific article published on 03 February 2020

Heterosamarasect.Villosospermacomb. nov. (Polygalaceae) from eastern Asia

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Hidden diversity in wild Beta taxa from Portugal: insights from genome size and ploidy level estimations using flow cytometry

scientific article

How does secondary pollen presentation affect the fitness of Polygala vayredae (Polygalaceae)? ⬇️

scientific article published on June 1, 2008

How much do we know about the frequency of hybridisation and polyploidy in the Mediterranean region?

scientific article

Impact of local practices and landscape on the diversity and abundance of pollinators in an insect-dependent crop

scientific article published in 2022

Invasion Fosters Change: Independent Evolutionary Shifts in Reproductive Traits after Oxalis pes-caprae L. Introduction ⬇️

scientific article published on 24 June 2016

Invasion genetics of the Bermuda buttercup (Oxalis pes-caprae): complex intercontinental patterns of genetic diversity, polyploidy and heterostyly characterize both native and introduced populations

scientific article published on 21 January 2015

Is selfing a reproductive assurance promoting polyploid establishment? Reduced fitness, leaky self-incompatibility and lower inbreeding depression in neotetraploids

scientific article published on 06 March 2020

National records of 3000 European bee and hoverfly species: A contribution to pollinator conservation

scientific article published in 2023

Niche differences may explain the geographic distribution of cytotypes in Erysimum mediohispanicum.

scientific article published on 25 July 2017

Outcomes of extensive hybridization and introgression in Epidendrum (Orchidaceae): can we rely on species boundaries?

scientific article

Physical Distribution of Homoeologous Recombination in Individual Chromosomes of Festuca pratensis in Lolium multiflorum

scientific article published on 26 May 2010

Pistil anatomy and pollen tube development inPolygala vayredaeCosta (Polygalaceae)

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Ploidy effects on the relationship between floral phenotype, reproductive investment, and fitness in an autogamous species complex

scientific article published in 2023

Pollen morphology of the genusOmphalodesMill. (Cynoglosseae, Boraginaceae)

scientific article published in September 2012

Pollen morphology ofChamaebuxus(DC.) Schb.,ChodatiaPaiva andRhinotropis(Blake) Paiva (PolygalaL., Polygalaceae)

scientific article published in 2009

Production of synthetic tetraploids as a tool for polyploid research

scientific article published in 2018

Reproductive biology and success of invasive Australian acacias in Portugal

scientific article (publication date: 25 March 2014)

Reproductive strategy of the invasive Oxalis pes-caprae: distribution patterns of floral morphs, ploidy levels and sexual reproduction

Reproductive success of Acacia longifolia (Fabaceae, Mimosoideae) in native and invasive populations

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Sexual reproduction of the pentaploid, short-styled Oxalis pes-caprae allows the production of viable offspring

scientific article published on 17 April 2013

So many visitors and so few pollinators: variation in insect frequency and effectiveness governs the reproductive success of an endemic milkwort

article by Sílvia Castro et al published 9 August 2013 in Plant Ecology

Spatiotemporal Variation in Pollination Deficits in an Insect-Pollinated Dioecious Crop

scientific article published on 23 June 2021

Stigma–anther reciprocity, pollinators, and pollen transfer efficiency in populations of heterostylous species of Lithodora and Glandora (Boraginaceae)

scientific article published in 2010

The InBIO Barcoding Initiative Database: DNA barcodes of Iberian Bees

scientific article published in 2024

The challenge of species delimitation in the diploid-polyploid complex Veronica subsection Pentasepalae.

scientific article

The effects of achene type and germination time on plant performance in the heterocarpic Anacyclus clavatus (Asteraceae).

scientific article published on 7 May 2014

The impact of habitat loss on pollination services for a threatened dune endemic plant

scientific article published in 2021

The rising world of flow cytometric analysis of pollen grains

scientific article published on 12 June 2015

The role of multiple reproductive barriers: Strong post-pollination interactions govern cytotype isolation in a tetraploid-octoploid contact zone

scientific article published on 30 April 2020

Unmasking cryptic biodiversity in polyploids: origin and diversification of Aster amellus aggregate

scientific article published on 01 November 2018

Unusual heterostyly: style dimorphism and self-incompatibility are not tightly associated in Lithodora and Glandora (Boraginaceae) ⬇️

scientific article published on October 10, 2011

Variation in style morph frequencies in tristylous Lythrum salicaria in the Iberian Peninsula: the role of geographical and demographic factors

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Variation in the incompatibility reactions in tristylous Oxalis pes-caprae : large-scale screening in South African native and Mediterranean basin invasive populations

scholarly article by Joana Costa et al published February 2017 in Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics

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