Floral Biology and Pollination Ecology of the Neotropical Species of Parkia

Hopkins, Helen C. F.

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“…The fact that most fathers seem to stand outside the sampled population supports this contention. Most Neotropical Parkia species are pollinated by bats, mainly phyllostomids (Hopkins 1984). Species of this bat family may range over distances that are larger than the diameter of our tamarin study troop's home range (Meyer et al 2005) and can therefore transfer pollen between individuals from a larger population than our sample.…”

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“…Seeds of Neotropical Parkia are mainly dispersed by primates (Ateles sp., Lagothrix sp., Saguinus sp.) and terrestrial rodents (Culot 2009;Dew 2008;Hopkins and Hopkins 1983;Peres 2000;van Roosmalen 1985). Bruchid beetles, ants, large parrots, primates (Cebus apella, Pithecia albicans, Cacajao calvus ucayalii), terrestrial ungulates and rodents are known predators of Parkia seeds (Bowler and Bodmer 2011;Feldmann et al 2000;Hopkins and Hopkins 1983; E.W.…”

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Primate seed dispersal leaves spatial genetic imprint throughout subsequent life stages of the Neotropical tree Parkia panurensis

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Luettmann

Michalczyk

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Key messageThe Neotropical tree Parkia panurensis shows a spatial genetic structure from the seed to the adult stage that is most likely the outcome of the seed dispersal provided by primates. Abstract Seed dispersal and pollination determine the gene flow within plant populations. In addition, seed dispersal creates the template for subsequent stages of plant recruitment. Therefore, the question arises whether and how seed dispersal affects the spatial genetic structure (SGS) of plant populations. In this study, we used microsatellites to analyse the SGS of the Neotropical tree Parkia panurensis (Fabaceae). This plant species is a major food resource for primates and its seeds are mainly dispersed by primates. Seeds were collected during behavioural observations of a tamarin mixed-species troop in northeastern Peru. Additionally, leaf samples of juveniles and of adults trees of this species were collected throughout the home range of the tamarin troop. A significant SGS for embryos (located within the dispersed seeds) and for nonreproductive plants are found up to a distance of 300 m. This matches the distance within which most seeds are dispersed. In the adult stage, the scale of a significant SGS is reduced to 100 m. While we cannot explain this scale reduction, our study provides the first evidence that primate seed dispersal does influence the SGS of a tropical tree species.

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Primate seed dispersal leaves spatial genetic imprint throughout subsequent life stages of the Neotropical tree Parkia panurensis

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Luettmann

Michalczyk

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“…The role of mammals in pollination has been reported mainly as bat pollination (ex. Hopkins, 1984;Cunningham, 1995), but a few case of non-flying mammals (Janson et al, 1981;Carthew & Goldingay, 1997). The animals which are believed to act as pollinators are the marsupials of Australia (Carthew, 1994), the primates in Madagascar and South America (Prance, 1980;Garber, 1988;Ferrari & Stier, 1992;Overdorff, 1992;Kress et al, 1994), and rodents in Central America (Lumer, 1980).…”

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A New Pollination Syndrome-Squirrel Pollination in a Tropical Rainforest in Lambir Hills National Park, Sarawak, Malaysia.

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A new pollination syndrome, squirrel pollination, was found in a tropical rainforest in Lambir Hills National Park, Sarawak, Malaysia. Madhuca sp. (Sapotaceae) has flowers of which stamens and petals fuse together to form fleshy and berry-like corollas. The corollas are as sweet as 15 % in sugar concentration as sucrose equivalent. The berry-like corolla is easily detachable from pistil/ovary which is bitter to taste. Three species of squirrel, Callosciurus prevostii, Sundasciurus hippurus inquinantus, S. lowii and a species of flying squirrels, Petaurista petaurista were observed to forage on flowers at high frequency. Squirrels and flying squirrels were observed to take away the corolla from the twig, to hold by hands to eat it. Pollen was observed to be attached to the fingers and the fur around the mouth. Although pollen transfer from the tree to the other tree was not confirmed, the behavior of squirrels and flyingsquirrels could act as pollinators.

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“…(family Leguminosae). Flowers of several species of Parkia are often visited and pollinated by P. discolor in northern and northeastern Brazil (Carvalho 1961, Hopkins 1984, Piechowski et al 2010; P. discolor possibly plays an important role as pollinator of Parkia species at the FNNF. The record of P. discolor in the state of Rio Grande do Norte was expected, since it occurs in the neighboring states of Ceará (Fabián 2008) and Paraíba (Feijó & Langguth 2011).…”

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Bats (Mammalia, Chiroptera) from the Nísia Floresta National Forest, with new records for the state of Rio Grande do Norte, northeastern Brazil

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The state of Rio Grande do Norte is considered a data gap for bat species records in Brazil. The state is also currently target of large economic projects with potential impacts on bats, especially wind farms and mining enterprises. In addition, Rio Grande do Norte has few conservation units in which there is no systematic study on bat fauna. The Nísia Floresta National Forest (NFNF), a federally protected area of 174 hectares, is located in the eastern coast of Rio Grande do Norte and corresponds to one of the last remnants of Atlantic Forest in the state, in its northernmost limits. A bat inventory was conducted in NFNF using mist nets set at ground level, from sunset to sunrise, from December 2011 to December 2012, totaling 25 sampling nights. We captured 1,379 bats belonging to four families and 16 species. Artibeus planirostris (Phyllostomidae) was the most frequently captured species (n = 685; 50%), followed by Myotis lavali (Vespertilionidae) (n = 248; 18%) and Phyllostomus discolor (Phyllostomidae) (n = 147; 11%). Peropteryx leucoptera, Phyllostomus discolor, Phyllostomus hastatus, Lophostoma brasiliense, Lasiurus blossevillii, Myotis lavali, and Promops nasutus are new records for Rio Grande do Norte, increasing the current number of bat species from 25 to 32 in this state. Further inventories, especially using acoustic surveys with bat detectors, might add more species to the NFNF bat list.

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Floral Biology and Pollination Ecology of the Neotropical Species of Parkia

Cited by 81 publications

References 24 publications

Primate seed dispersal leaves spatial genetic imprint throughout subsequent life stages of the Neotropical tree Parkia panurensis

Primate seed dispersal leaves spatial genetic imprint throughout subsequent life stages of the Neotropical tree Parkia panurensis

A New Pollination Syndrome-Squirrel Pollination in a Tropical Rainforest in Lambir Hills National Park, Sarawak, Malaysia.

Bats (Mammalia, Chiroptera) from the Nísia Floresta National Forest, with new records for the state of Rio Grande do Norte, northeastern Brazil

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