Batesian mimicry in the nonrewarding saprophytic orchid Danxiaorchis yangii
Abstract Batesian mimicry, a type of deceptive pollination, is a complicated strategy used by nonrewarding plants to attract pollinators, but some hypotheses concerning this have not been systematically verified. In order to show in detail a case of Batesian mimicry on saprophytic orchid Danxiaorchi...
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| author | Huolin Luo Hanwen Xiao Yuelong Liang Nannan Liu Cassidy Turner Shaolin Tan Xinghui Chen Dongjin Xiong Boyun Yang |
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| description | Abstract Batesian mimicry, a type of deceptive pollination, is a complicated strategy used by nonrewarding plants to attract pollinators, but some hypotheses concerning this have not been systematically verified. In order to show in detail a case of Batesian mimicry on saprophytic orchid Danxiaorchis yangii, the ecological relationship between Danxiaorchis yangii, Lysimachia alfredi and Dufourea spp. was explored. Lysimachia alfredi could provide a reward to Dufourea sp., whereas Danxiaorchis yangii not. The floral morphology and geographical distribution of these two plants were highly overlapping, and the fruit set rate of Danxiaorchis yangii was significantly positively correlated with the number of nearby L. alfredi individuals. In a glass cylinder experiment, Danxiaorchis yangii and L. alfredi attracted Dufourea spp. through visual signals, but the insect could not distinguish between flowers of the two plants before landing on flowers. The ultraviolet reflection spectra of flowers between the two plant species were highly similar. In the hexagonal color models constructed according to the visual characteristics of bees, the flower color signals of these two plant species highly overlap, indicating that the visual signals of the flowers of the two plants to the pollinator were greatly similar. All of these results provided evidence that Danxiaorchis yangii simulated the visual signals of L. alfredi through Batesian mimicry, thereby deceptively attracting Dufourea spp. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2a1aa3a22aea46679a24094dd526b5bc2022-12-21T21:33:27ZengWileyEcology and Evolution2045-77582021-03-011162524253410.1002/ece3.7193Batesian mimicry in the nonrewarding saprophytic orchid Danxiaorchis yangiiHuolin Luo0Hanwen Xiao1Yuelong Liang2Nannan Liu3Cassidy Turner4Shaolin Tan5Xinghui Chen6Dongjin Xiong7Boyun Yang8Jiangxi Key Laboratory of Plant Resources School of Life Science Nanchang University Nanchang ChinaJiangxi Key Laboratory of Plant Resources School of Life Science Nanchang University Nanchang ChinaJiangxi Jiulianshan National Nature Reserve Ganzhou ChinaJiangxi Key Laboratory of Plant Resources School of Life Science Nanchang University Nanchang ChinaCollege of Health Solutions Arizona State University Scottsdale AZ USAJiangxi Key Laboratory of Plant Resources School of Life Science Nanchang University Nanchang ChinaJiangxi Key Laboratory of Plant Resources School of Life Science Nanchang University Nanchang ChinaJiangxi Key Laboratory of Plant Resources School of Life Science Nanchang University Nanchang ChinaJiangxi Key Laboratory of Plant Resources School of Life Science Nanchang University Nanchang ChinaAbstract Batesian mimicry, a type of deceptive pollination, is a complicated strategy used by nonrewarding plants to attract pollinators, but some hypotheses concerning this have not been systematically verified. In order to show in detail a case of Batesian mimicry on saprophytic orchid Danxiaorchis yangii, the ecological relationship between Danxiaorchis yangii, Lysimachia alfredi and Dufourea spp. was explored. Lysimachia alfredi could provide a reward to Dufourea sp., whereas Danxiaorchis yangii not. The floral morphology and geographical distribution of these two plants were highly overlapping, and the fruit set rate of Danxiaorchis yangii was significantly positively correlated with the number of nearby L. alfredi individuals. In a glass cylinder experiment, Danxiaorchis yangii and L. alfredi attracted Dufourea spp. through visual signals, but the insect could not distinguish between flowers of the two plants before landing on flowers. The ultraviolet reflection spectra of flowers between the two plant species were highly similar. In the hexagonal color models constructed according to the visual characteristics of bees, the flower color signals of these two plant species highly overlap, indicating that the visual signals of the flowers of the two plants to the pollinator were greatly similar. All of these results provided evidence that Danxiaorchis yangii simulated the visual signals of L. alfredi through Batesian mimicry, thereby deceptively attracting Dufourea spp.https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.7193Batesian mimicryDanxiaorchis yangiideceptive pollinationDufourea spp.Lysimachia alfredi |
| spellingShingle | Huolin Luo Hanwen Xiao Yuelong Liang Nannan Liu Cassidy Turner Shaolin Tan Xinghui Chen Dongjin Xiong Boyun Yang Batesian mimicry in the nonrewarding saprophytic orchid Danxiaorchis yangii Ecology and Evolution Batesian mimicry Danxiaorchis yangii deceptive pollination Dufourea spp. Lysimachia alfredi |
| title | Batesian mimicry in the nonrewarding saprophytic orchid Danxiaorchis yangii |
| title_full | Batesian mimicry in the nonrewarding saprophytic orchid Danxiaorchis yangii |
| title_fullStr | Batesian mimicry in the nonrewarding saprophytic orchid Danxiaorchis yangii |
| title_full_unstemmed | Batesian mimicry in the nonrewarding saprophytic orchid Danxiaorchis yangii |
| title_short | Batesian mimicry in the nonrewarding saprophytic orchid Danxiaorchis yangii |
| title_sort | batesian mimicry in the nonrewarding saprophytic orchid danxiaorchis yangii |
| topic | Batesian mimicry Danxiaorchis yangii deceptive pollination Dufourea spp. Lysimachia alfredi |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.7193 |
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