Pollination mutualisms in Caryophyllaceae.

Bombus, Caryophyllaceae, mutualism, nursery pollination, seed predation, Silene, Dianthus, Hadena Pollination and seed predation by moths on Silene and allied Caryophyllaceae: evaluating a model system to study the evolution of mutualisms. Nursery pollination and seed predation by nocturnal moths Three papers in this issue, including a comprehensive review, focus on "nursery" pollination by nocturnal moths whose larvae grow protected within developing fruits of caryophyllaceous hosts. Keywords: Bombus; Caryophyllaceae; Dianthus; Hadena; mutualism; nursery pollination; seed predation; Silene EN Bombus Caryophyllaceae Dianthus Hadena mutualism nursery pollination seed predation Silene 637 640 4 04/16/21 20060215 NES 060215 In a recent article inaugurating the new evolution section of I New Phytologist i , Verne Grant (2004) suggests that innovative shifts in our understanding of speciation and other processes often arise from the merging and reintegration of ideas already present within existing yet isolated paradigms. [Extracted from the article]