Plant Mating and Breeding Systems
Another interest is in plant reproductive
ecology, including plant breeding and mating systems and interactions with
insect pollinators. I have studied several tropical species, including members
of the Myrsinaceae, Clusiaceae, Picramniaceae,
and Melastomataceae. This work was
funded by the University
of Miami, Sigma Xi, and
the Organization for Tropical Studies.
For more information
on plant mating systems, see:
John B. Pascarella. 1997. Breeding
systems of Ardisia Sw. (Myrsinaceae). Brittonia 49(1):45-53.
John B. Pascarella. 1997. Mating
system of the neotropical
shrub Ardisia escallonioides (Myrsinaceae). American Journal of
Botany 84(4):456-460.
John B. Pascarella. 1997.
Pollination ecology of Ardisia escallonioides (Myrsinaceae). Castanea 62 (1):1-7.
John B. Pascarella. 1996. Reproductive
ecology of Picramnia pentandra
(Picramniaceae) in south Florida. Caribbean
Journal of Science 32:99-104.
John B. Pascarella. 1992.
Notes on flowering phenology, nectar robbing, and pollination of Symphonia globulifera
(Clusiaceae) in a lowland rain forest in Costa Rica.
Brenesia 38:83-86.