ArticleAoB PLANTS2021
Do flowers removed of either nectar or pollen attract fewer bumblebee pollinators? An experimental test in
Article in AoB PLANTS, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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- Predation risk and floral rewards: How pollinators balance these conflicts and the consequences on plant fitness.Current research in insect science · 2024Review
- Does pollinator dependence decrease along elevational gradients?Plant diversity · 2023Article
- Plant Species as Potential Forage for Honey Bees in the Al-Baha Mountain Region in Southwestern Saudi Arabia.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Persistent calyces increase floral longevity and female fitness inAoB PLANTS · 2022Article
- Novel nectar robbing negatively affects reproduction inEcology and evolution · 2021Article
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Abstract
Pollen and nectar are the primary rewards offered by flowers to pollinators. In floral visitors of some plant species, pollen thieves and nectar robbers cause the reduction in pollen grain number and nectar volume, respectively. However, it remains unclear whether the absence of either of the two rewards in a given flower reduces its attraction to nectar- and pollen-collecting pollinators. We hypothesized that flowers removed of either nectar or pollen would attract fewer pollinators. We studied protandrous
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