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The Effect Of Floral Trait Variation On Pollinator Foraging Behaviour
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Author :Robert John Gegear Publisher :National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada ISBN 13 : Total Pages :146 pages Book Rating :4.E/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis The Effect of Floral Trait Variation on Pollinator Foraging Behaviour by : Robert John Gegear
Download or read book The Effect of Floral Trait Variation on Pollinator Foraging Behaviour written by Robert John Gegear and published by National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada. This book was released on 2002 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The results of the three series of experiments suggest that variation in floral traits plays an integral role in the foraging decisions made by pollinators. These results are discussed in relation to pollinator cognitive abilities, floral evolution, and plant speciation and community structure.
Book Synopsis Cognitive Ecology of Pollination by : Lars Chittka
Download or read book Cognitive Ecology of Pollination written by Lars Chittka and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2001-05-28 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Important breakthroughs have recently been made in our understanding of the cognitive and sensory abilities of pollinators: how pollinators perceive, memorise and react to floral signals and rewards; how they work flowers, move among inflorescences and transport pollen. These new findings have obvious implications for the evolution of floral display and diversity, but most existing publications are scattered across a wide range of journals in very different research traditions. This book brings together for the first time outstanding scholars from many different fields of pollination biology, integrating the work of neuroethologists and evolutionary ecologists to present a multi-disciplinary approach. Aimed at graduates and researchers of behavioural and pollination ecology, plant evolutionary biology and neuroethology, it will also be a useful source of information for anyone interested in a modern view of cognitive and sensory ecology, pollination and floral evolution.
Book Synopsis Floral Mimicry by : Steven D. Johnson
Download or read book Floral Mimicry written by Steven D. Johnson and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thie is the first definitive book on floral mimicry, providing a wider treatise on floral adaptation and plant evolution.
Book Synopsis Multitrophic Level Interactions by : Teja Tscharntke
Download or read book Multitrophic Level Interactions written by Teja Tscharntke and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2002-03-21 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the complex interactions between plants, their herbivores and natural enemies.
Book Synopsis Pollination Biology by : Leslie Real
Download or read book Pollination Biology written by Leslie Real and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2012-12-02 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pollination Biology reviews the state of knowledge in the field of pollination biology. The book begins by tracing the historical trends in pollination research and the development of the two styles of pollination biology. This is followed by separate chapters on the evolution of the angiosperms; the evolution of plant-breeding systems; the geographical correlations between breeding habit, climate, and mode of pollen transfer; and sexual selection in plants. Subsequent chapters examine the process of sexual selection through gametic competition in Geranium maculatum; the effects of different gene movement patterns on plant population structure; the foraging behavior of pollinators; adaptive nature of floral traits; and competitive interactions among flowering plants for pollinators. The book is designed to provide useful material for advanced undergraduate and graduate students wishing to familiarize themselves with modern pollination biology and also to provide new insights into specific problems for those already engaged in pollination research. The book is intended to be used for both teaching and research.
Book Synopsis Cognitive Ecology of Pollination by : Lars Chittka
Download or read book Cognitive Ecology of Pollination written by Lars Chittka and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2005-08-22 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Important breakthroughs have recently been made in our understanding of the cognitive and sensory abilities of pollinators, such as how pollinators perceive, memorize, and react to floral signals and rewards; how they work flowers, move among inflorescences, and transport pollen. These new findings have obvious implications for the evolution of floral display and diversity, but most existing publications are scattered across a wide range of journals in very different research traditions. This book brings together outstanding scholars from many different fields of pollination biology, integrating the work of neuroethologists and evolutionary ecologists to present a multidisciplinary approach.
Book Synopsis Pollination and Floral Ecology by : Pat Willmer
Download or read book Pollination and Floral Ecology written by Pat Willmer and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2011-07-25 with total page 790 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pollination and Floral Ecology is a very comprehensive reference work to all aspects of pollination biology.
Download or read book Floral Biology written by David G. Lloyd and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Studies in floral biology are largely concerned with how flowers function to promote pollination and mating. The role of pollination in governing mating patterns in plant populations inextricably links the evolution of pollination and mating systems. Despite the close functional link between pollination and mating, research conducted for most of this century on these two fundamental aspects of plant reproduction has taken quite separate courses. This has resulted in suprisingly little cross-fertilization between the fields of pollination biology on the one hand and plant mating-system studies on the other. The separation of the two areas has largely resulted from the different backgrounds and approaches adopted by workers in these fields. Most pollination studies have been ecological in nature with a strong emphasis on field research and until recently few workers considered how the mechanics of pollen dispersal might influence mating patterns and individual plant fitness. In contrast, work on plant mating patterns has often been conducted in an ecological vacuum largely devoid of information on the environmental and demographic context in which mating occurs. Mating-system research has been dominated by population genetic and theoretical perspectives with surprisingly little consideration given to the proximate ecological factors responsible for causing a particular pattern of mating to occur.
Download or read book Pollinators written by Clotilde Lepers and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The mode of pollination is often neglected regarding the evolution of plant traits, although the reproduction of most flowering plants is based on their interactions with pollinators. This thesis aims at a better understanding of the interplay between animal-pollination and the evolution of plant traits. First, I will present a detailed review on the interplay between plant mating system and pollinator behavior, which highlights the impact of pollinators on the immediate ecological selfing rate and on its evolution. Second, I modeled the evolution of plant selfing rate when it affects both the demography of plants and pollinators and the investment of plants in pollination. This study provides new theoretical evidence that evolution towards selfing can lead to an evolutionary suicide in some conditions. Third, I will present a modeling analysis of the impact of animal-pollination for species that compulsorily rely on outcross pollination: entomophilous dioecious species. This study revealed that under pollinator-mediated selection, attractiveness of males and females should evolve in large populations that do not suffer from pollen limitation. This result suggests that dimorphism may not be a threat for dioecious populations. Finally, although the previous models integrated pollinators in a basic way, they highlighted strong interplays between pollinators, plant demography, and the evolution of plant traits. The last study of this thesis, aims at defining and quantifying the mechanisms underlying pollinator foraging behavior, and especially the impact of plants floral traits on pollen transfer. This would allow for a better modeling of plant-pollinators interactions.
Book Synopsis Temporal Variation of Floral Reward Can Improve the Pollination Success of a Rare Flowering Plant by : Gita Benadi
Download or read book Temporal Variation of Floral Reward Can Improve the Pollination Success of a Rare Flowering Plant written by Gita Benadi and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: Many pollinating animals visit a variety of flowering plant species. Rare plant species pollinated by such generalists may experience a low quality or quantity of pollination, depending on the pollinators' foraging behaviour. How plants cope with this rarity disadvantage is not well understood. One possibility would be to offer a higher floral reward, for example, a higher nectar sugar concentration. However, since nectar production is costly, rare plants may only be able to increase their nectar concentration for a limited time and offer little reward afterwards. In this study, we performed a laboratory experiment with bumblebees (Bombus terrestris) foraging on artificial flowers of two colours to investigate whether the bees' foraging behaviour produces a rarity disadvantage and if so, whether the rare flower type could improve its pollination success through temporal variation of its nectar sugar concentration, i.e. a temporary increase of nectar sugar followed by a period with low concentration. We found that when both flower colours offered equal rewards, the rare colour received only slightly fewer visits per flower, but had a considerably lower expected pollination success based on the bumblebees' visitation sequences. Temporal variation of the rare colour's sugar concentration increased both the quantity and quality of visits it received. This positive effect was reduced when there were fewer rare flowers or when two bumblebees foraged simultaneously. Our results suggest that temporal variation of floral rewards can alleviate, but not completely eliminate the rarity disadvantage
Book Synopsis Status of Pollinators in North America by : National Research Council
Download or read book Status of Pollinators in North America written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2007-05-13 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pollinators-insects, birds, bats, and other animals that carry pollen from the male to the female parts of flowers for plant reproduction-are an essential part of natural and agricultural ecosystems throughout North America. For example, most fruit, vegetable, and seed crops and some crops that provide fiber, drugs, and fuel depend on animals for pollination. This report provides evidence for the decline of some pollinator species in North America, including America's most important managed pollinator, the honey bee, as well as some butterflies, bats, and hummingbirds. For most managed and wild pollinator species, however, population trends have not been assessed because populations have not been monitored over time. In addition, for wild species with demonstrated declines, it is often difficult to determine the causes or consequences of their decline. This report outlines priorities for research and monitoring that are needed to improve information on the status of pollinators and establishes a framework for conservation and restoration of pollinator species and communities.
Download or read book Bumblebees written by Dave Goulson and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2003 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bumblebees are undergoing a widespread decline, but this has not yet caught the attention of the general public to the same extent as, for example, the plight of rare butterflies or birds. This title attempts to draw attention to the importance of conserving dwindling bumblebee populations.
Book Synopsis Arbuscular Mycorrhizas and Stress Tolerance of Plants by : Qiang-Sheng Wu
Download or read book Arbuscular Mycorrhizas and Stress Tolerance of Plants written by Qiang-Sheng Wu and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-04-07 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book reviews the potential mechanisms in arbuscular mycorrhizas (AMs), in the hope that this can help arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) to be more used efficiently as a biostimulant to enhance stress tolerance in the host plants. AMF, as well as plants, are often exposed to all or many of the abiotic and biotic stresses, including extreme temperatures, pH, drought, water-logging, toxic metals and soil pathogens. Studies have indicated a quick response to these stresses involving several mechanisms, such as root morphological modification, reactive oxygen species change, osmotic adjustment, direct absorption of water by extraradical hyphae, up-regulated expression of relevant stressed genes, glomalin-related soil protein release, etc. The underlying complex, multi-dimensional strategy is involved in morphological, physiological, biochemical, and molecular processes. The AMF responses are often associated with homeostatic regulation of the internal and external environment, and are therefore critical for plant health, survival and restoration in native ecosystems and good soil structure.
Book Synopsis The Ecological Context of Pollination by : Alison J. Parker
Download or read book The Ecological Context of Pollination written by Alison J. Parker and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Techniques for Pollination Biologists by : Carol Ann Kearns
Download or read book Techniques for Pollination Biologists written by Carol Ann Kearns and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 616 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a full range of techniques--the newest and most sophisticated as well as the simple, inexpensive, and traditional ones--compiled from the published literature and from the unpublished notebooks and files of pollination biologists. Examines pitfalls and offers cautionary advice about design and implementation of various types of pollination experiments. An important compilation in a discipline fed by a variety of fields and heretofore lacking a single source "how-to" reference. Paper edition (unseen), $17.50. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Book Synopsis Plant-pollinator Interactions in the Face of Global Change by : Megan O'Connell (Ph.D.)
Download or read book Plant-pollinator Interactions in the Face of Global Change written by Megan O'Connell (Ph.D.) and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than 80% of terrestrial plant species are dependent on animal pollinators to facilitate their reproduction and survival via pollen dispersal and pollen-mediated gene flow. With anthropogenic habitat destruction, urbanization, and climate change intensifying, the alteration and loss of pollination services may be one of the greatest threats global biodiversity faces today. Plant-pollinator interactions meet a myriad of synergistic challenges, both spatial and temporal, that impact their frequency and efficacy, ultimately altering the movement of pollen-mediated genetic diversity across landscapes and rendering tangible consequences for plant reproduction. Therefore, the ability for ecosystems to support diverse and robust pollinator communities, that can facilitate sufficient pollination services in quickly changing landscapes, may largely determine the future genetic health and survival of plant communities. The spatial impacts of land-use change and urbanization alter both density-dependent dispersal patterns and pollinator foraging behavior, while climate change may exacerbate these issues by further altering floral resource availability and foraging behavior temporally. To explore these dynamics we conducted extensive field surveys (Chapters 1, 2, 3), molecular analyses (Chapters 1, 2), and pollen analyses (Chapters 2, 3) across two systems: the tropical lowland forests of the Panama Canal region (Chapters 1, 2) and a network of urban gardens along the central coast of California (Chapter 3). We explored the scales at which pollen dispersal and pollen-mediated gene flow can be influence by deforestation (Chapter 1), finding measurable fine-scale effects in a multipaternal tropical tree species. We then added a temporal aspect to our tropical study system to explore how density-dependence may interact with climate change to impact pollination services after a plant-pollinator network experienced a discrete phenological shift (Chapter 2), finding that the distribution of genetic diversity and the robustness of plant-pollinator networks may play important roles in buffering plants from the negative effects of climatic extremes. We also investigated how the most extreme form of habitat degradation, urbanization, impacts pollinator foraging preferences across a network of urban gardens (Chapter 3), finding clear patterns of how pollinators utilize resource patches within cities as a function of the surrounding urban matrix and the richness of plant communities in these patches. Lastly, I present a portfolio of professional science media products I produced and/or co-produced throughout the course of my dissertation studies (Chapter 4), illustrating the importance of science communication for the fields of ecology and conservation, and the potential ways researchers can participate in the creation of compelling science media products
Book Synopsis Nectaries and Nectar by : Susan W. Nicolson
Download or read book Nectaries and Nectar written by Susan W. Nicolson and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-04-18 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nectar is the most important reward offered by plants to pollinating animals. This book is a modern and interdisciplinary text on nectar and nectaries, prompted by the expansion of knowledge in ecological and molecular fields, and the strong recent interest in pollination biology. The topics covered vary widely: they include historical aspects, the structure and ultrastructure of nectaries and relationships to plant systematics, the dynamics of nectar secretion, nectar chemistry and the molecular biology of defence proteins, and more.
