Nectar robbing effects on pollinators of a key nectar source plant (Tecoma fulva, Bignoniaceae) in a dry tropical Andean valley
Yamil N. Maidana‐Tuco,
Daniel M. Larrea‐Alcázar,
Luis F. Pacheco
Abstract:Zoophilous flowering plants have features to attract their pollinators, which may also be used by exploiters like nectar robbers. Nectar robbers access nectar by probing flower corollas (primary robbing) or use existing holes (secondary robbing). Nectar robbing can negatively impact a plant's fitness directly by damaging the reproductive structures of the flower or indirectly by modifying the visitation patterns of pollinators. We tested the hypothesis that the robbed flowers are less visited by legitimate pol… Show more
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