How scent and nectar influence floral antagonists and mutualists
eLife, 2015 Many plants attract and reward pollinators with floral scents and nectar, respectively, but these traits can also incur fitness costs as they also attract herbivores.
Danny Kessler +5 more
doaj +4 more sources
Can floral nectars reduce transmission ofLeishmania? [PDF]
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2021 ABSTRACTInsect-vectoredLeishmaniaare the second-most debilitating of human parasites worldwide. Elucidation of the environmental factors that affect parasite transmission by vectors is essential to develop sustainable methods of parasite control that do not have off-target effects on beneficial insects or environmental health.
Evan C. Palmer-Young +3 more
openaire +4 more sources
Sensory Discrimination of Blood and Floral Nectar by Aedes aegypti Mosquitoes. [PDF]
Neuron, 2020 Jové V +8 more
europepmc +2 more sources
Distasteful Nectar Deters Floral Robbery [PDF]
Current Biology, 2017 Toxic nectar is an ecological paradox [1, 2]. Plants divert substantial resources to produce nectar that attracts pollinators [3], but toxins in this reward could disrupt the mutualism and reduce plant fitness [4]. Alternatively, such compounds could protect nectar from robbers [2], provided that they do not significantly alter pollinator visitation to
Barlow, SE +8 more
openaire +3 more sources
Yeasts in floral nectar: a quantitative survey [PDF]
Annals of Botany, 2009 One peculiarity of floral nectar that remains relatively unexplored from an ecological perspective is its role as a natural habitat for micro-organisms. This study assesses the frequency of occurrence and abundance of yeast cells in floral nectar of insect-pollinated plants from three contrasting plant communities on two continents.
Carlos M, Herrera +3 more
openaire +2 more sources
The role of abiotic environmental conditions and herbivory in shaping bacterial community composition in floral nectar. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 Identifying the processes that drive community assembly has long been a central theme in ecology. For microorganisms, a traditional prevailing hypothesis states that "everything is everywhere, but the environment selects".
Michal Samuni-Blank +5 more
doaj +1 more source
Fertilizer and herbicide alter nectar and pollen quality with consequences for pollinator floral choices [PDF]
PeerJ, 2023 Background Pollinating insects provide economically and ecologically valuable services, but are threatened by a variety of anthropogenic changes. The availability and quality of floral resources may be affected by anthropogenic land use.
Laura Russo +8 more
doaj +2 more sources
Nectar sugar production across floral phases in the Gynodioecious Protandrous Plant Geranium sylvaticum [corrected]. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Many zoophilous plants attract their pollinators by offering nectar as a reward. In gynodioecious plants (i.e. populations are composed of female and hermaphrodite individuals) nectar production has been repeatedly reported to be larger in hermaphrodite ...
Sandra Varga +2 more
doaj +1 more source
The Sensory and Cognitive Ecology of Nectar Robbing
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2021 Animals foraging from flowers must assess their environment and make critical decisions about which patches, plants, and flowers to exploit to obtain limiting resources. The cognitive ecology of plant-pollinator interactions explores not only the complex
Sarah K. Richman +7 more
doaj +1 more source
Nicotine in floral nectar pharmacologically influences bumblebee learning of floral features [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2017 AbstractMany plants defend themselves against herbivores by chemical deterrents in their tissues and the presence of such substances in floral nectar means that pollinators often encounter them when foraging. The effect of such substances on the foraging behaviour of pollinators is poorly understood.
D. Baracchi +4 more
openaire +5 more sources