Breeding System and Response of the Pollinator to Floral Larceny and Florivory Define the Reproductive Success in Aerides odorata [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022 Consumption of pollination reward by felonious means in a plant species can influence the foraging behavior of its pollinator and eventually the reproductive success.
Arjun Adit +3 more
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The ethics of theft: Reevaluating the impacts of floral larceny on plant reproductive success [PDF]
Plant DiversityPlants and their interaction partners offer unparalleled views of evolutionary ecology. Nectar larceny, entailing nectar extraction without pollinating, is thought to be an example of a harmful, antagonistic behavior, but the precise consequences of ...
Jin-Ru Zhong +8 more
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Morphofunctional Traits and Pollination Mechanisms of Coronilla emerus L. Flowers (Fabaceae) [PDF]
The Scientific World Journal, 2012 It is accepted that the papilionaceous corolla of the Fabaceae evolved under the selective pressure of bee pollinators. Morphology and function of different parts of Coronilla emerus L. flowers were related to their role in the pollination mechanism. The
Giovanna Aronne +2 more
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Flowering and pollination ecology of Cleistocactus baumannii (Cactaceae) in the Brazilian Chaco: pollinator dependence and floral larceny [PDF]
Acta Botânica Brasílica, 2020 Cleistocactus baumannii is the only ornithophilous cactus species in the Brazilian Chaco. In addition, this species of Cactaceae invests heavily in flowering in the ecoregion.
Bruno Henrique dos Santos Ferreira +4 more
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Floral larceny by the stingless bee Trigona amalthea on granadilla (Passiflora ligularis Juss)
Journal of Pollination Ecology, 2018 Floral larceny (robbery and thievery of nectar and/or pollen) by some species of stingless bees in the genus Trigona has been long reported for several plant species, although the consequences for plant reproduction are unknown for many cultivated ...
Catalina Gutiérrez-Chacón +2 more
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Nectar robbing in the trainbearers (Lesbia, Trochilidae) [PDF]
PeerJ, 2020 Many flower visitors engage in floral larceny, a suite of so-called ’illegitimate’ visits in which foragers take nectar without providing pollination services.
Boris Igić +2 more
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Exploitation of Strobilanthes ixiocephala (Acanthaceae) flower buds by bees
Journal of Pollination Ecology, 2021 Floral larceny by bees has been studied mostly in open flowers although it is also experienced in buds. Until now, only few studies have recorded larceny of unopened flowers.
Priyanka A Ambavane +2 more
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Journal of Pollination Ecology, 2021 Fuchsia magellanica (Ongaraceae) is a plant with a traditionally ornithopholous pollination system, pollinated primarily by hummingbirds in its native range. As a naturalised alien plant in Ireland, F.
Dara Anne Stanley, Emmeline Cosnett
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What are the plant reproductive consequences of losing a nectar robber?
Journal of Pollination Ecology, 2022 Pollinator declines worldwide are detrimental for plants. Given the negative effects that antagonisitc visitors, including nectar robbers, can sometimes inflict, might declines in their populations instead confer benefits?
Trevor Ledbetter +3 more
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INVISIBLE FLORAL LARCENIES: MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES DEGRADE FLORAL NECTAR OF BUMBLE BEE‐POLLINATED PLANTS [PDF]
Ecology, 2008 The ecology of nectarivorous microbial communities remains virtually unknown, which precludes elucidating whether these organisms play some role in plant–pollinator mutualisms beyond minor commensalism. We simultaneously assessed microbial abundance and nectar composition at the individual nectary level in flowers of three southern
Herrera, Carlos M. +2 more
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