ArticleBiology letters2020
Wind drives temporal variation in pollinator visitation in a fragmented tropical forest.
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- Geographic variation in floral scent reinforces local pollinator attraction in the fig-fig wasp mutualism.BMC ecology and evolution · 2026Article
- Tropical Land-Use Change Disrupts Zeta-Diversity Across Taxa.Global change biology · 2025Article
- Bumblebees compensate for the adverse effects of sidewind during visually guided landings.The Journal of experimental biology · 2024Article
- Near-surface wind variability over spatiotemporal scales relevant to plume tracking insects.Physics of fluids (Woodbury, N.Y. : 1994) · 2023Article
- Wind drives temporal variation in pollinator visitation in a fragmented tropical forest.Biology letters · 2020Article
- Wind alters plant-pollinator community structure, bee foraging rate & movements between plants.Behavioral ecology : official journal of the International Society for Behavioral EcologyArticle
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Abstract
Wind is a critical factor in the ecology of pollinating insects such as bees. However, the role of wind in determining patterns of bee abundance and floral visitation rates across space and time is not well understood. Orchid bees are an important and diverse group of neotropical pollinators that harvest pollen, nectar and resin from plants. In addition, male orchid bees collect volatile scents that they store in special chambers in their hind legs, and for which the wind-based dispersal of odours may play a particularly crucial role. Here, we take advantage of this specialized scent foraging behaviour to study the effects of wind on orchid bee visitation at scent sources in a fragmented tropical forest ecosystem. Consistent with previous work, forest cover increased orchid bee visitation. In addition, we find that temporal changes in wind speed and turbulence increase visitation to scent stations within sites. These results suggest that the increased dispersal of attractive scents provided by wind and turbulence outweighs any biomechanical or energetic costs that might deter bees from foraging in these conditions. Overall, our results highlight the significance of wind in the ecology of these important pollinators in neotropical forests.
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