Abstract
Simón-Porcar, V., Abdelaziz, M., Arroyo, J. 2018. The role of pollinators in floral evolution: a Mediterranean perspective. Ecosistemas 27(2): 70-80. Doi.: 10.7818/ECOS.1433 Pollinators are a key determinant of floral evolution on a global scale. In the Mediterranean area, there are many examples of their role in plant populations of our flora. At the macroevolutionary level, in lineages, there are fewer studies than at population level, but some are illustrative. Both in generalist systems and through some highly specialized interactions, the literature shows us how Mediterranean flowers adapt to pollinators in different ways by developing rewards or modelling their corollas and sexual organs. Hence, global change driven effects on pollinator guilds can have not only ecological, but also evolutionary consequences. Opposing antagonistic forces and other environmental selective factors, pollination interactions have captured the attention of numerous evolutionary biologists in our region.
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