Secondary Metabolites in Nectar-Mediated Plant-Pollinator Relationships
Plants, 2023 In recent years, our understanding of the complex chemistry of floral nectar and its ecological implications for plant-pollinator relationships has certainly increased.
Marta Barberis +3 more
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Plant–pollinator interactions and floral and nectar traits shape the diversity of the nectar mycobiome [PDF]
Scientific ReportsBeyond its essential role in plant–pollinator interactions, floral nectar serves as habitats for diverse fungal communities that can influence plant–animal mutualism.
Kamil Kisło +7 more
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Supplementing Blood Diet With Plant Nectar Enhances Egg Fertility in Stomoxys calcitrans [PDF]
Frontiers in Physiology, 2021 Stomoxys calcitrans (stable fly) is a cosmopolitan biting fly of both medical and veterinary importance. Unlike blood-feeding-related behavior of stable fly, its plant feeding, the fitness value, and the S.
Simon K. Tawich +5 more
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Nectar Robbery by Native and Invasive Bumblebees Reduces Floral Rewards but Not Seed Production in Desfontainia fulgens [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionNectar robbery is common in hummingbird‐pollinated plants and is often assumed to reduce plant reproductive success by depleting floral rewards and disrupting pollination.
Carlos E. Valdivia, José I. Orellana
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Mutualism and Antagonism in a Post‐Extinction Hawaiian Bird–Lobelioid Pollination System [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionExtinction of specialized pollinators can alter the balance between mutualism and antagonism in plant–animal interactions, yet the mechanistic consequences of partner loss remain poorly resolved. We examined plant–bird interactions among three endangered
Samuel B. Case +9 more
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Good to the Last Drop? Nectar Depletion by Insect Pollinators Varies Among Plant Species and Through Time [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionMost insect pollinator species use floral resources exploited by many conspecifics and heterospecifics. In systems where floral resources limit pollinator populations and give rise to competition, understanding whether competition varies across the ...
Skylar H. Gillies +3 more
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Nectar in Plant–Insect Mutualistic Relationships: From Food Reward to Partner Manipulation
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2018 It has been known for centuries that floral and extra-floral nectar secreted by plants attracts and rewards animals. Extra-floral nectar is involved in so-called indirect defense by attracting animals (generally ants) that prey on herbivores, or by ...
Massimo Nepi +2 more
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Comparison of sugars, iridoid glycosides and amino acids in nectar and phloem sap of Maurandya barclayana, Lophospermum erubescens, and Brassica napus. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 BACKGROUND: Floral nectar contains sugars and amino acids to attract pollinators. In addition, nectar also contains different secondary compounds, but little is understood about their origin or function. Does nectar composition reflect phloem composition,
Gertrud Lohaus, Michael Schwerdtfeger
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Free amino acids in nectar: its composition and variability among bat-pollinated plants
Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad, 2021 Regardless of the low concentrations at which amino acids are present in floral nectar of bat-pollinated plants, their role as nectar flavor providers and their influence on bats’ foraging decisions have been recognized.
Nelly Rodríguez-Peña +5 more
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Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022 Floral nectar contains mainly sugars as well as smaller amounts of amino acids and further compounds. The nectar composition varies between different plant species and it is related to the pollination type of the plant. In addition to this, other factors
Thomas Göttlinger, Gertrud Lohaus
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