The function of ant repellence by flowers: testing the “nectar protection” and “pollinator protection” hypotheses

Gonzálvez, Francisco G.; Chen, J.; Rodríguez‐Gironés, Miguel A.

doi:10.1007/s10682-014-9742-7

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“…Liu et al 2008). The weaver ant, Oecophylla smaragdina, may become involved in plantpollinator interactions by consuming floral nectar and attacking flower visitors (Rodríguez-Gironés et al 2013;Gonzálvez et al 2015).…”

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Plant-pollinator interactions in East Asia: a review

Funamoto

2019

J Poll Ecol

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Pollination studies in East Asia have been developing rapidly in recent decades. East Asia may provide important information on many aspects of plant-pollinator interactions because of the rich fauna and flora and highly heterogeneous environments that occur there. In this review, plant-pollinator interactions in East Asia were summarized. Bumblebees are important pollinators of many plant species in East Asia, as well as in Europe and North America. Native honeybees may also have important roles in pollination in East Asia. Bird pollination and hawkmoth pollination may be less common in East Asia than in North America. Geographic variation in pollination interactions is expected because several types of pollinators are rare or absent in some habitats or geographic regions. For example, specialized nectar-feeding vertebrates like sunbirds and pteropodid bats are absent from most of East Asia except for some areas in its southern part. Opportunistic nectar-feeding vertebrates may have important roles in pollination where specialized nectar-feeding vertebrates are absent. Human impacts on plant pollinator interactions are understudied in this region. However, climate change, habitat degradation, and invasive species may have negative impacts on plant-pollinator interactions and thus plant reproductive success there. The information available on the plant-pollinator interactions in East Asia is still limited because many plant and pollinator taxa and many types of habitats are understudied.

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Plant-pollinator interactions in East Asia: a review

Funamoto

2019

J Poll Ecol

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“…Pollination by the Hymenoptera (mainly bees) and/or Diptera orders is common in Sapotaceae species (e.g., Manilkara subsericea , Pouteria venosa , Sideroxylon obtusifolium and Vitellaria paradoxa ) (Gomes & Pinheiro, 2007; Gomes et al, 2010; Kiill et al, 2014; Lassen et al, 2018) and other families with floral attributes similar to neotropical Sapotaceae, such as Erythroxylaceae, Flacourtiaceae (e.g., Bawa et al, 1985; Oliveira & Gibbs, 2000) and Rhamnaceae (e.g., Medan & Arce, 1999 and references). In Panama, Chrysophyllum cainito seems to be pollinated mainly by species of Tetragonisca bees (Gonzálvez, Chen, & Rodríguez‐Gironés, 2015; Parker et al, 2010). Bees are the most common pollinators, whereas flies are the second most common pollinators (Larson, Kevan, & Inouye, 2001).…”

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Chrysophyllum marginatum (Sapotaceae): Generalist pollination and cryptic gynomonoecious

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Fabiano

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Plant Species Biology

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Chrysophyllum (Chrysophylloideae, Chrysophylleae) is the second largest genus in the Sapotaceae. Studies of pollination ecology in this genus are non‐existent, although there are records of entomophily for this family. Considering the lack of detailed studies on pollination ecology and sexual systems in Chrysophyllum species, we investigate the floral morphology and biology and floral visitors of Chrysophyllum marginatum to verify which sexual system is present in the studied population and whether flowers of this species are visited and pollinated by different insect groups. The population of C. marginatum has weak and cryptic gynomonoecy because the plants produce a low percentage of functionally pistillate flowers (4.2%) and these flowers appear to be perfect flowers (hermaphrode). Flowers of C. marginatum are phenotypically, ecologically and functionally generalist because: (a) they are actinomorphic, open and not restrictive in terms of access to floral resources; (b) they are visited by 26 species of insects that are potential pollinators; and (c) among these species several groups can be effective pollinators, mainly bees and flies, according to the most effective pollinator principle. We consider bees and flies to be the main pollinator group of C. marginatum, due to their high visitation rate, richness and intrafloral visiting behavior, and because they especially forage among plant individuals and are able to promote xenogamy. Nectaries were found in the ovary base and osmophores in the petal margins, as floral attractants. For Chrysophyllum, this is the first record of gynomonoecy and for the family this is considered the second record. Chrysophyllum marginatum has generalist and entomophilous pollination, as recorded in other Sapotaceae Neotropical species.

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The function of ant repellence by flowers: testing the “nectar protection” and “pollinator protection” hypotheses

Cited by 9 publications

References 46 publications

Plant-pollinator interactions in East Asia: a review

Plant-pollinator interactions in East Asia: a review

Chrysophyllum marginatum (Sapotaceae): Generalist pollination and cryptic gynomonoecious

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