• First evidence for multimodal animal seed dispersal in orchids 

      Karremans Lok, Adam Philip; Bogarín Chaves, Diego Gerardo; Fernández Otárola, Mauricio; Sharma, Jyotsna; Watteyn, Charlotte; Warner Pineda, Jorge; Rodríguez Herrera, Bernal; Chinchilla Alvarado, Isler Fabián; Carman, Ernesto; Rojas Valerio, Emmanuel; Pillco Huarcaya, Ruthmery; Whitworth, Andrew (2022)
      Identifying the mechanisms for seed dispersal and persistence of species is a central aim of ecology. Seed dispersal by animals is an essential form of dissemination in many plant communities, including seeds of over 66% ...
    • Sweet as Vanilla hartii: Evidence for a nectar-rewarding pollination mechanism in Vanilla (Orchidaceae) flowers 

      Watteyn, Charlotte; Scaccabarozzi, Daniela; Muys, Bart; Reubens, Bert; Ackerman, James D.; Fernández Otárola, Mauricio; Guizar Amador, Maria Fernanda; Karremans Lok, Adam Philip (2023-05-01)
      Little is known about the pollination mechanisms of species belonging to the genus Vanilla (Orchidaceae). Both autonomous self-pollination and animal-mediated pollination mechanisms seem to exist amongst the Vanilla species, ...