Elisa Barreto, Mannfred M A Boehm, Ezgi Ogutcen, Stefan Abrahamczyk, Michael Kessler, Jordi Bascompte, Agnes S Dellinger, Carolina Bello, D Matthias Dehling, François Duchenne, Miriam Kaehler, Laura P Lagomarsino, Lúcia G Lohmann, María A Maglianesi, Hélène Morlon, Nathan Muchhala, Juan Francisco Ornelas, Mathieu Perret, Nelson R Salinas, Stacey D Smith, Jana C Vamosi, Isabela G Varassin, Catherine H Graham
Plant-hummingbird interactions are considered a classic example of coevolution, a process in which mutually dependent species influence each other's evolution. Plants depend on hummingbirds for pollination, whereas hummingbirds rely on nectar for food. As a step towards understanding coevolution, this review focuses on the macroevolutionary consequences of plant-hummingbird interactions, a relatively underexplored area in the current literature. We synthesize prior studies, illustrating the origins and dynamics of hummingbird pollination across different angiosperm clades previously pollinated by insects (mostly bees), bats, and passerine birds...
May 5, 2024: Biological Reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society