Change of floral orientation affects pollinator diversity and their relative importance in an alpine plant with generalized pollination system, Geranium refractum (Geraniaceae)
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| 作者 | Wang, Hui; Xiao, Chang-Long; Gituru, Robert W.; Xiong, Zheng; Yu, Dan; Guo, You-Hao; Yang, Chun-Feng |
| 刊名 | PLANT ECOLOGY
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| 出版日期 | 2014 |
| 英文摘要 | Floral orientation may affect pollinator attraction and pollination effectiveness, and its influences may differ among pollinator species. We, therefore, hypothesized that, for plant species with a generalized pollination system, changes in floral orientation would affect the composition of pollinators and their relative contribution to pollination. Geranium refractum, an alpine plant with downward floral orientation was used in this study. We created upward-facing flowers by altering the flower angle. We compared the pollinator diversity, pollination effectiveness, and pollinator importance, as well as female reproductive success between flowers with downward- and upward-facing orientation. Results indicated that the upward-facing flowers were visited by a wider spectrum of pollinators (classified into functional groups), with higher pollinator diversity than natural flowers. Moreover, due to influences on visitation number and pollen removal, the pollinator importance exhibited by the main pollinator groups differed between flower types. Compared with natural flowers, the pollination contribution of principal pollinators (i.e., bumblebees) decreased in upward-facing flowers and other infrequent pollinators, such as solitary bees and muscoid flies, removed more pollen. Consequently, stigmatic pollen loads were lower in upward- than in downward-facing flowers. These findings reveal that floral orientation may affect the level of generalization of a pollination system and the relative importance of diverse pollinators. In this species, the natural downward-facing floral orientation may increase pollen transfer by effective pollinators and reduce interference by inferior pollinators. |
| 源URL | [http://202.127.146.157/handle/2RYDP1HH/374]  |
| 专题 | 中国科学院武汉植物园 |
| 推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Wang, Hui,Xiao, Chang-Long,Gituru, Robert W.,et al. Change of floral orientation affects pollinator diversity and their relative importance in an alpine plant with generalized pollination system, Geranium refractum (Geraniaceae)[J]. PLANT ECOLOGY,2014. |
| APA | Wang, Hui.,Xiao, Chang-Long.,Gituru, Robert W..,Xiong, Zheng.,Yu, Dan.,...&Yang, Chun-Feng.(2014).Change of floral orientation affects pollinator diversity and their relative importance in an alpine plant with generalized pollination system, Geranium refractum (Geraniaceae).PLANT ECOLOGY. |
| MLA | Wang, Hui,et al."Change of floral orientation affects pollinator diversity and their relative importance in an alpine plant with generalized pollination system, Geranium refractum (Geraniaceae)".PLANT ECOLOGY (2014). |
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