In this ‘Behind the Paper’ blog post, author Paul Jans van Rensburg – a postdoctoral at Stellenbosch University – discusses his article “Pollinator diversity and host specificity in threatened Encephalartos cycads and their implications for co-extinction and species recovery“, which was recently published in Functional Ecology. Paul discusses the loss of specialised pollinators and its implications, the importance of beetle pollinator taxonomy, and his long-standing … Continue reading Paul Jans van Rensburg | Can other beetles replace lost cycad pollinators? Searching for clues in plant traits