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Outcrossing syndrome in alpine plants: Implications for flowering phenology and pollination success by Kudo, Gaku

“…This study aims to clarify the community‐wide mating systems and pollination success of alpine plants. Selfing abilities and fruit‐set success of entomophilous…”
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Dynamics of flowering phenology of alpine plant communities in response to temperature and snowmelt time: Analysis of a nine-year phenological record collected by citizen volunteers by Kudo, Gaku

“…•Phenological events of alpine plants are strongly determined by snowmelt time and thermal conditions.•Flowering time of fellfield plants are regulated by heat…”
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Vulnerability of phenological synchrony between plants and pollinators in an alpine ecosystem by Kudo, Gaku

“…The relationship between flowering phenology and abundance of bumble bees (Bombus spp.) was investigated using 2 years of phenological data collected in an…”
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Habitat-specific effects of flowering advance on fruit-set success of alpine plants: a long-term record of flowering phenology and fruit-set success of Rhododendron aureum by Kudo, Gaku

“…Global warming tends to accelerate flowering phenology of alpine plants, and it may cause a decrease in fruit production due to lower pollinator activity…”
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Early onset of spring increases the phenological mismatch between plants and pollinators by Kudo, Gaku, Ida, Takashi Y.

“…Climate warming accelerates the timing of flowering and insect pollinator emergence, especially in spring. If these phenological shifts progress independently…”
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Spatiotemporal niche overlap, asymmetric reproductive interference, and population genetics between the sympatric species, Rhododendron diversipilosum and Rhododendron subarcticum, in alpine fellfield habitat by Shiotani, Yuki, Kudo, Gaku

“…Reproductive interference between sympatric-related species often causes adverse impacts on rare species, which increases the risk of local extinction,…”
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Geographical distribution, genetic diversity, and reproductive traits of mixed polyploid populations in Parasenecio kamtschaticus (Senecioneae; Asteraceae) by Kudo, Gaku, Hirao, Akira S.

“…In order to clarify the genetic differentiation and reproductive traits of mixed polyploid populations in Parasenecio kamtschaticus complex, geographical…”
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Intraspecific differentiation in the root system of Potentilla matsumurae along a snow accumulation gradient in mid-altitude alpine environment by Makoto, Kobayashi, Kudo, Gaku

“…Despite its importance for plant survival in cold biomes, little is known about the variation in the morphological traits of root systems of alpine plants. In…”
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Is increased male flower production a strategy for avoidance of predispersal seed predation in andromonoecious plants? by Kudo, Gaku, Shibata, Akari

“…Floral gender in angiosperms often varies within and among populations. We conducted a field survey to test how predispersal seed predation affects sex…”
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Low seed fertility of hermaphrodites is maintained in a gynodioecious species throughout the distribution range in Japan by Shibata, Akari, Kameyama, Yoshiaki, Kudo, Gaku

“…Dioecy, the separation of sex at the individual level, evolved in angiosperms from hermaphroditic ancestors. One of the postulated evolutionary pathways is by…”
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Floral abundance and bee density affect species-specific foraging patterns of alpine bumble bees by Shibata, Akari, Kudo, Gaku

“…In response to the qualitative and quantitative changes in floral resources, bumble bees flexibly forage multiple plant species throughout the growing season…”
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Changes in alpine plant communities under climate change: Dynamics of snow-meadow vegetation in northern Japan over the last 40 years by Amagai, Yukihiro, Kudo, Gaku, Sato, Ken

“…Question Alpine plant communities are often distributed as a mosaic reflecting micro‐scale heterogeneity of environmental conditions, indicating the importance…”
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For the love of insects: gardening grows positive emotions (biophilia) towards invertebrates by Vanderstock, Amelie, Grandi-Nagashiro, Cecilia, Kudo, Gaku, Latty, Tanya, Nakamura, Shoko, White, Thomas E., Soga, Masashi

“…As growing urban populations have fewer chances to experience nature, i.e., ‘the extinction of experience’, the subsequent loss of emotional affinities for…”
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Flowering phenology influences seed production and outcrossing rate in populations of an alpine snowbed shrub, Phyllodoce aleutica: effects of pollinators and self-incompatibility by Kameyama, Yoshiaki, Kudo, Gaku

“…BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Because of differences in snowmelt time, the reproductive phenologies of alpine plants are highly variable among local populations, and…”
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Responses of photochemical efficiency and shoot growth of alpine dwarf-pine Pinus pumila to experimental warming, shading, and defoliation in Japan by Amagai, Yukihiro, Kudo, Gaku

“…Global warming accelerates shrub expansion in high-latitude and high-elevation ecosystems. Over the last several decades, alpine dwarf-pine Pinus pumila has…”
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Restricted female function of hermaphrodites in a gynodioecious shrub, Daphne jezoensis (Thymelaeaceae) by Shibata, Akari, Kameyama, Yoshiaki, Kudo, Gaku

“…Gynodioecy is the coexistence of hermaphrodites and females in a population. It is supposed to be an intermediate stage in the evolutionary pathway from…”
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Photosynthetic compensation by the reproductive structures in the spring ephemeral Gagea lutea by Sunmonu, Ninuola, Ida, Takashi Y., Kudo, Gaku

“…Growth and reproduction of spring ephemerals inhabiting deciduous forests progress simultaneously during a short period from snowmelt to canopy closure. To…”
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How do sink and source activities influence the reproduction and vegetative growth of spring ephemeral herbs under different light conditions? by Sunmonu, Ninuola, Kudo, Gaku

“…Spring ephemeral herbs inhabiting deciduous forests commonly complete reproduction and vegetative growth before canopy closure in early summer. Effects of…”
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Seasonal dry-down rates and high stress tolerance promote bamboo invasion above and below treeline by Winkler, Daniel E., Amagai, Yukihiro, Huxman, Travis E., Kaneko, Masami, Kudo, Gaku

“…How species invasions impact ecosystem structure and function at important ecotones or boundaries is unknown, but may provide insight into the impacts of…”
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Intrinsic and extrinsic factors acting on the reproductive process in alpine‐snowbed plants: roles of phenology, biological interaction, and breeding system by Kameyama, Yoshiaki, Kudo, Gaku

“…Pollinator activity and competition for pollinators lead to quantitative and qualitative pollen limitations on seed production and affect the reproductive…”
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