ArticleOecologia2012
Why do florivores prefer hermaphrodites over females in Nemophila menziesii (Boraginaceae)?
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- Effects of Florivory on Floral Visitors and Reproductive Success ofPlants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Sexual dimorphism and female advantage hypothesis in the gynomonoecious-gynodioeciousAoB PLANTS · 2023Article
- Intraspecific relationships between floral signals and rewards with implications for plant fitness.AoB PLANTS · 2021Review
- Vector preference and heterogeneity in host sex ratio can affect pathogen spread in natural plant populations.Ecology · 2021Article
- Seed germination of gynodioecious species: theoretical considerations and a comparison of females and hermaphrodites.Planta · 2020Review
- Florivory indirectly decreases the plant reproductive output through changes in pollinator attraction.Ecology and evolution · 2018Article
- Florivory and nectar-robbing perforations in flowers of pointleaf manzanitaArthropod-plant interactions · 2015Article
- Herbivore pressure by weevils associated with flower color polymorphism in Geranium thunbergii (Geraniaceae).Journal of plant research · 2014Article
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Abstract
Although florivores can destroy significant amounts of sexual tissues and indirectly affect pollination, little is known about their preferences, which could shape the evolution of floral traits or defense. In this study, we used a gynodioecious plant Nemophila menziesii, and its main florivore Platyprepia virginalis, to test which floral characteristics are associated with florivory in the field and with florivore choice in the laboratory. Hermaphrodite flowers consistently received more damage than nearby females in the field. In the laboratory setting, florivores also preferred unmanipulated hermaphrodites versus unmanipulated females. Systematic evaluation of hermaphrodite traits, such as corolla size, anther presence, and corolla color, revealed that corolla diameter was the main determinant of florivore preference in this system. Here, we discuss the implications of both pollinator and florivore choice in the evolution of corolla size and sex ratio in gynodioecious species with cytoplasmic male sterility and emphasize the need for more information on the preferences of florivores.
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