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Allan G. Ellis is affiliated with Stellenbosch University in South Africa. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily within Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Ellis's work is significantly represented in the subfields of Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Plant Science, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Molecular Biology, and Insect Science.

Ellis's research covers several topics, including:

  • Plant and animal studies
  • Plant Parasitism and Resistance
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Plant Reproductive Biology
  • Plant Diversity and Evolution
  • Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny
  • Genetic diversity and population structure

Among recent publications, Ellis contributed to the following papers:

  • "Widespread vulnerability of flowering plant seed production to pollinator declines" (2021) published in Science Advances
  • "Land use and pollinator dependency drives global patterns of pollen limitation in the Anthropocene" (2020) published in Nature Communications
  • "Impacts of Invasive Australian Acacias on Soil Bacterial Community Composition, Microbial Enzymatic Activities, and Nutrient Availability in Fynbos Soils" (2021) published in Microbial Ecology
  • "Phylogenomics reveals accelerated late Cretaceous diversification of bee flies (Diptera: Bombyliidae)" (2020) published in Cladistics
  • "Geographic Mosaics of Fly Pollinators With Divergent Color Preferences Drive Landscape-Scale Structuring of Flower Color in Daisy Communities" (2021) published in Frontiers in Plant Science

Ellis has frequently collaborated with several researchers, including:

  • G. Anthony Verboom (7 collaborations)
  • Bruce Anderson (6 collaborations)
  • Johannes J. Le Roux (4 collaborations)
  • James G. Rodger (3 collaborations)
  • Joanne M. Bennett (3 collaborations)

Repeated publication venues for Ellis's work include:

  • South African Journal of Botany (3 publications)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (3 publications)
  • Nature Communications (2 publications)
  • Taxon (2 publications)
  • Science Advances (1 publication)

Best Publications

  • From representation to persistence: requirements for a sustainable system of conservation areas in the species‐rich mediterranean‐climate desert of southern Africa

    R. M. Cowling;R. L. Pressey;A. T. Lombard;P. G. Desmet

  • Widespread vulnerability of flowering plant seed production to pollinator declines.

    James G. Rodger;James G. Rodger;Joanne M. Bennett;Joanne M. Bennett;Mialy Razanajatovo;Tiffany M. Knight;Tiffany M. Knight

  • Land use and pollinator dependency drives global patterns of pollen limitation in the Anthropocene.

    Joanne M. Bennett;Joanne M. Bennett;Janette A. Steets;Jean H. Burns;Laura A. Burkle

  • Floral Mimicry Enhances Pollen Export: The Evolution of Pollination by Sexual Deceit Outside of the Orchidaceae

    Allan G. Ellis;Steven D. Johnson

  • Evolutionary radiation of "stone plants" in the genus Argyroderma (Aizoaceae): unraveling the effects of landscape, habitat, and flowering time.

    Allan G. Ellis;Allan G. Ellis;Arthur E. Weis;Brandon S. Gaut

  • Do pollinators influence the assembly of flower colours within plant communities

    Marinus L. de Jager;Léanne L. Dreyer;Allan G. Ellis

  • The evolution of floral variation without pollinator shifts in Gorteria diffusa (Asteraceae).

    Allan G. Ellis;Steven D. Johnson

  • A new plant-animal mutualism involving a plant with sticky leaves and a resident hemipteran insect

    A. G. Ellis;J. J. Midgley

  • Coexistence and differentiation of 'flowering stones' : the role of local adaptation to soil microenvironment

    Allan G. Ellis;Allan G. Ellis;Arthur E. Weis

  • Development of a complex floral trait: The pollinator-attracting petal spots of the beetle daisy, Gorteria diffusa (Asteraceae).

    Meredith M. Thomas;Paula J. Rudall;Allan G. Ellis;Allan G. Ellis;Vincent Savolainen;Vincent Savolainen

  • The structure of legume-rhizobium interaction networks and their response to tree invasions

    Johannes J. Le Roux;Natasha R. Mavengere;Allan G. Ellis

  • A STEEP CLINE IN FLOWERING TIME FOR BRASSICA RAPA IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: POPULATION-LEVEL VARIATION IN THE FIELD AND THE GREENHOUSE

    Denise M. Franke;Allan G. Ellis;Manisha Dharjwa;Melinda Freshwater

  • Co-introduction vs ecological fitting as pathways to the establishment of effective mutualisms during biological invasions.

    Johannes J. Le Roux;Cang Hui;Cang Hui;Jan Hendrik Keet;Allan G. Ellis

  • Predictable patterns of trait mismatches between interacting plants and insects

    Bruce Anderson;John S Terblanche;Allan G Ellis

  • Do pollinators determine hybridization patterns in sympatric Satyrium (Orchidaceae) species

    A. G. Ellis;S. D. Johnson

  • GloPL, a global data base on pollen limitation of plant reproduction.

    J. M. Bennett;J. A. Steets;J. H. Burns;W. Durka

  • Importance of soil legacy effects and successful mutualistic interactions during Australian acacia invasions in nutrient‐poor environments

    Johannes J. Le Roux;Allan G. Ellis;Lisé-Mari van Zyl;Nicholas D. Hosking

  • Intraspecific divergence and convergence of floral tube length in specialized pollination interactions

    B. Anderson;P. Ros;T. J. Wiese;A. G. Ellis

  • Using stable isotope analysis to answer fundamental questions in invasion ecology: Progress and prospects

    Marshall D. McCue;Marion Javal;Susana Clusella-Trullas;Johannes J. Le Roux;Johannes J. Le Roux

  • Significant Local-Scale Plant-Insect Species Richness Relationship Independent of Abiotic Effects in the Temperate Cape Floristic Region Biodiversity Hotspot.

    Jurene E. Kemp;Allan G. Ellis

  • Floral polymorphism and the fitness implications of attracting pollinating and florivorous insects

    Marinus L. de Jager;Allan G. Ellis

  • Gender‐specific pollinator preference for floral traits

    Marinus L. de Jager;Allan G. Ellis

Frequent Co-Authors

Johannes J. Le Roux
Johannes J. Le Roux Macquarie University
Cang Hui
Cang Hui Stellenbosch University
Steven D. Johnson
Steven D. Johnson University of KwaZulu-Natal
Tiffany M. Knight
Tiffany M. Knight Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Martin Burd
Martin Burd Monash University
Laura A. Burkle
Laura A. Burkle Montana State University
Jana C. Vamosi
Jana C. Vamosi University of Calgary
Walter Durka
Walter Durka Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Tia-Lynn Ashman
Tia-Lynn Ashman University of Pittsburgh
Scott P. Carroll
Scott P. Carroll University of California, Davis

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