2013
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0059111
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Mate-Searching Behaviour of Common and Rare Wasps and the Implications for Pollen Movement of the Sexually Deceptive Orchids They Pollinate

Abstract: Pollinator behaviour directly affects patterns of pollen movement and outcrossing rates in plants. In orchids pollinated by sexual deception of insects, patterns of pollen movement are primarily determined by the mate-searching behaviour of the deceived males. Here, using a capture-mark-recapture study (CMR) and dietary analysis, we compare mate-searching behaviour in relation to local abundance of two pollinator species and explore the implications for pollen movement in sexually deceptive Drakaea (Orchidacea… Show more

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“…This specialization by pollinators on generalist plant species is a consistent structural characteristic of plant-pollinator networks (Vázquez and Aizen 2004;Bascompte et al 2006;Bascompte and Jordano 2007). At our study site, the two frequently visited plant species were both open-flowered Myrtaceae, supporting findings from previous studies that have predicted the importance of Myrtaceae as a carbohydrate source for thynnines (Menz et al 2013;Brown and Phillips 2014). These plants are also important nectar resources for many other insect and vertebrate species.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 88%
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“…This specialization by pollinators on generalist plant species is a consistent structural characteristic of plant-pollinator networks (Vázquez and Aizen 2004;Bascompte et al 2006;Bascompte and Jordano 2007). At our study site, the two frequently visited plant species were both open-flowered Myrtaceae, supporting findings from previous studies that have predicted the importance of Myrtaceae as a carbohydrate source for thynnines (Menz et al 2013;Brown and Phillips 2014). These plants are also important nectar resources for many other insect and vertebrate species.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 88%
“…Pollen loads are strongly correlated with the extent of animal visitation to flowering plants, and are often used to determine floral resource use and foraging distances (e.g. Greenleaf et al 2007;Beil et al 2008;Jha et al 2013;Menz et al 2013). A potential limitation of this method is floral visitation without the deposition of pollen on the body of the pollinator.…”
Section: Pollen Analysismentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…The resources required by mycorrhizal fungi would primarily consist of coarse soil organic matter and litter where the inoculum of orchid fungi is most concentrated (Brundrett et al 2003). Individual insect pollinators quickly learn to avoid areas where sexually deceptive flowers occur (Alcock 2000;Menz et al 2013), so pollination is more frequent if plants are widely dispersed. Density-dependent impacts on orchid fitness may be less severe in non-productive years when more plants remain dormant.…”
Section: Drakaea Isolatamentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Affecting spatial distribution of individuals reproducing sexually, clonal growth may strongly interfere with the pattern of pollen dispersal, in this way shaping mating patterns in a population. Increased floral display may affect the pollinators' behavior, which often exhibits localized movements (Scobie and Wilcock 2009;Menz et al 2013). An abundance of flowers in the case of clonal species is very attractive to pollinators, allowing them to optimize their foraging behavior, increasing cross-pollination, although at the cost of possible geitonogamy (VallejoMarín et al 2010).…”
Section: Sgs Across Clonal and Non-clonal Speciesmentioning
confidence: 99%