Pollinators shift to nectar robbers when florivory occurs, with effects on reproductive success in Iris bulleyana (Iridaceae)

التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
العنوان: Pollinators shift to nectar robbers when florivory occurs, with effects on reproductive success in Iris bulleyana (Iridaceae)
المؤلفون: Ye, Z. -M., Jin, X. -F., Wang, Q. -F., Yang, C. -F., Inouye, D. W.
بيانات النشر: WILEY
سنة النشر: 2017
المجموعة: Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences: IHB OpenIR / 中国科学院水生生物研究所机构知识库
مصطلحات موضوعية: Bombus, florivory, geitonogamy, Iris bulleyana, nectar robbing, pollination, sawfly, Plant Sciences, LOCAL GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTIONS, FLORAL HERBIVORY, GRACILIPES IRIDACEAE, IPOMOPSIS-AGGREGATA, COMMUNITY STRUCTURE, PLANT FITNESS, CRESTED BUTTE, BUMBLE BEES, VISITATION, FLOWERS
الوصف: Studies have indicated that florivory and nectar robbing may reduce reproductive success of host plants. However, whether and how these effects might interact when plants are simultaneously attacked by both florivores and nectar robbers still needs further investigation. We used Iris bulleyana to detect the interactions among florivory, nectar robbing and pollination, and moreover, their effects on plant reproductive success. Field investigations and hand-pollination treatments were conducted on two experimental plots from a natural population, in which Experimental plot was protected from florivores and Control plot was not manipulated. The flower calyx was bitten by sawflies to consume the nectary, and three bumblebee species were pollinators. In addition, the short-tongued pollinator, Bombus friseanus, was the only robber when there was a hole made by a sawfly. The bumblebee had significantly shortened flower handling time when robbing, as compared to legitimate visits. Pollinator visitation and seed production decreased significantly in damaged flowers. However, seed production per flower after supplementary hand-pollination did not differ significantly between damaged and undamaged flowers. Compared to the Experimental plot, bumblebees visited fewer flowers per plant in a foraging bout in the Control plot. The flowers damaged by florivory allowed B. friseanus to shift to a nectar robber. Florivory and nectar robbing collectively decreased plant reproductive success by consuming nectar resources, which may reduce attractiveness to pollinators of the damaged flowers. However, the changes in pollinator behaviour might be beneficial to the plant by reducing the risk of geitonogamous mating.
نوع الوثيقة: report
اللغة: English
العلاقة: PLANT BIOLOGY; http://ir.ihb.ac.cn/handle/342005/31401Test
DOI: 10.1111/plb.12581
الإتاحة: https://doi.org/10.1111/plb.12581Test
http://ir.ihb.ac.cn/handle/342005/31401Test
رقم الانضمام: edsbas.AB87AEA9
قاعدة البيانات: BASE