Disentangling the role of floral sensory stimuli in pollination networks

Can floral phenotype predict the most influential species for maintaining plant–pollinator communities? Here, Kantsa et al. develop a methodology for trait-based analysis, revealing the critical role of floral scent, and floral colour as perceived by insects, in shaping visitation networks.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Aphrodite Kantsa, Robert A. Raguso, Adrian G. Dyer, Jens M. Olesen, Thomas Tscheulin, Theodora Petanidou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2018-03-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-03448-w