Evidence for moth pollination in a rhinomyiophilous Erica species from the Cape Floristic Region of South Africa [PDF]
PhytoKeysContrasting pollination syndromes in closely related species suggest that floral trait divergence is associated with differences in pollination system, but empirical observations are required to confirm syndrome-based predictions.
Timotheüs van der Niet, Ruth J. Cozien
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Socioecological drivers of mutualistic and antagonistic plant-insect interactions and interaction outcomes in suburban landscapes. [PDF]
PLoS ONECities are complex socioecological systems, yet most urban ecology research does not include the influence of social processes on ecological outcomes. Much of the research that does address social processes focuses primarily on their effects on biotic ...
Gordon Fitch +3 more
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Flower color variation in Digitalis purpurea: Pollination and soil influences across native and introduced populations. [PDF]
Am J BotAbstract Premise Flower color, a key trait influencing plant–pollinator interactions, may be influenced by abiotic factors such as soil. We investigated association between pollinators, soil characteristics, and flower color variations in Digitalis purpurea across native populations in Sweden and introduced populations in Bolivia.
Lozada-Gobilard S +6 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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Differential effects of nectar robbing by the same bumble-bee species on three sympatric Corydalis species with varied mating systems [PDF]
Annals of Botany, 2009 Yan-Wen Zhang +2 more
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Geographic variation in resistance to nectar robbing and consequences for pollination [PDF]
American Journal of Botany, 2016 PREMISE OF THE STUDY:Floral evolution is frequently ascribed to selection by pollinators, but may also be shaped by antagonists. However, remarkably few studies have examined geographic mosaics in resistance to floral antagonists or the consequences for other floral interactions.METHODS:Gelsemium sempervirens experiences frequent nectar robbing in ...
Lynn S, Adler +2 more
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Biology, 2021 Nectar robbers, which affect plant fitness (directly or indirectly) in different degrees and in different ways, potentially constitute a significant part of mutualistic relationships.
Qin-Zheng Hou +6 more
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Reproductive biology and flower-visitor interactions of two bromeliad species from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest [PDF]
Plant Ecology and Evolution, 2022 Background and aims – The Bromeliaceae family has great importance in the maintenance of neotropical communities. In the Brazilian Atlantic Forest, bromeliads are among the major groups responsible for maintaining the local flora and fauna and ...
Matheus R. e Silva +2 more
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The flowerpiercers interactions with a community of high Andean plants
Avian Research, 2021 Background Flowerpiercers (Diglossa) are traditionally considered as “parasites” of the pollination processes, as they can access the nectar without entering in contact with the reproductive structures of the plants.
Jairo Andrés Cuta-Pineda +2 more
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THE EFFECTS OF NECTAR ROBBING ON PLANTEPRODUCTION AND EVOLUTION [PDF]
Chinese Journal of Plant Ecology, 2006 The relationship between plant and pollinator is considered as a mutualism because plant benefits from the pollinator's transport of male gametes. Nectar robbers are frequently described as cheaters in the plant-pollinator mutualism, because it is assumed that they obtain a reward (nectar) without providing a service (pollination).
ZHANG Yan_Wen, WANG Yong, GUO You_Hao
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