Humans Share More Preferences for Floral Phenotypes With Pollinators Than With Pests
Studies on the selection of floral traits usually consider pollinators and sometimes herbivores. However, humans also exert selection on floral traits of ornamental plants. We compared the preferences of bumblebees (Bombus terrestris), thrips (Frankliniella occidentalis), and humans for flowers of s...
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| author | Victoria Ruiz-Hernández Victoria Ruiz-Hernández Victoria Ruiz-Hernández Victoria Ruiz-Hernández Lize Joubert Lize Joubert Amador Rodríguez-Gómez Amador Rodríguez-Gómez Silvia Artuso Jonathan G. Pattrick Jonathan G. Pattrick Perla A. Gómez Sarah Eckerstorfer Sarah Sophie Brandauer Carolina G. I. Trcka-Rojas Luis Martínez-Reina Josh Booth Alex Lau-Zhu Alex Lau-Zhu Julia Weiss Julia Weiss Pablo Bielza Pablo Bielza Beverley J. Glover Robert R. Junker Robert R. Junker Marcos Egea-Cortines Marcos Egea-Cortines |
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| description | Studies on the selection of floral traits usually consider pollinators and sometimes herbivores. However, humans also exert selection on floral traits of ornamental plants. We compared the preferences of bumblebees (Bombus terrestris), thrips (Frankliniella occidentalis), and humans for flowers of snapdragon. From a cross of two species, Antirrhinum majus and Antirrhinum linkianum, we selected four Recombinant Inbred Lines (RILs). We characterised scent emission from whole flowers and stamens, pollen content and viability, trichome density, floral shape, size and colour of floral parts. We tested the preferences of bumblebees, thrips, and humans for whole flowers, floral scent bouquets, stamen scent, and individual scent compounds. Humans and bumblebees showed preferences for parental species, whereas thrips preferred RILs. Colour and floral scent, in combination with other floral traits, seem relevant phenotypes for all organisms. Remarkably, visual traits override scent cues for bumblebees, although, scent is an important trait when bumblebees cannot see the flowers, and methyl benzoate was identified as a key attractant for them. The evolutionary trajectory of flowers is the result of multiple floral traits interacting with different organisms with different habits and modes of interaction. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-cca3ac1dddd64d8daa415606a8e28e6e2022-12-21T22:10:32ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Plant Science1664-462X2021-08-011210.3389/fpls.2021.647347647347Humans Share More Preferences for Floral Phenotypes With Pollinators Than With PestsVictoria Ruiz-Hernández0Victoria Ruiz-Hernández1Victoria Ruiz-Hernández2Victoria Ruiz-Hernández3Lize Joubert4Lize Joubert5Amador Rodríguez-Gómez6Amador Rodríguez-Gómez7Silvia Artuso8Jonathan G. Pattrick9Jonathan G. Pattrick10Perla A. Gómez11Sarah Eckerstorfer12Sarah Sophie Brandauer13Carolina G. I. Trcka-Rojas14Luis Martínez-Reina15Josh Booth16Alex Lau-Zhu17Alex Lau-Zhu18Julia Weiss19Julia Weiss20Pablo Bielza21Pablo Bielza22Beverley J. Glover23Robert R. Junker24Robert R. Junker25Marcos Egea-Cortines26Marcos Egea-Cortines27Institute of Plant Biotechnology, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, Edificio I+D+I, Campus Muralla del Mar, Cartagena, SpainDepartamento de Ingeniería Agronómica, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros Agrónomos, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, Cartagena, SpainDepartment of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United KingdomDepartment of Biosciences, University Salzburg, Salzburg, AustriaDepartment of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United KingdomDepartment of Plant Sciences, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South AfricaInstitute of Plant Biotechnology, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, Edificio I+D+I, Campus Muralla del Mar, Cartagena, SpainDepartamento de Ingeniería Agronómica, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros Agrónomos, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, Cartagena, SpainDepartment of Biosciences, University Salzburg, Salzburg, AustriaDepartment of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United KingdomDepartment of Zoology, University of Oxford, Oxford, United KingdomInstitute of Plant Biotechnology, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, Edificio I+D+I, Campus Muralla del Mar, Cartagena, SpainDepartment of Biosciences, University Salzburg, Salzburg, AustriaDepartment of Biosciences, University Salzburg, Salzburg, AustriaDepartment of Biosciences, University Salzburg, Salzburg, AustriaDepartamento de Arquitectura y Tecnología de la Edificación, Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura y Edificación, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, Cartagena, SpainDepartment of Sociology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United KingdomOxford Institute of Clinical Psychology Training and Research, Medical Sciences Division, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom0Division of Psychiatry, Department of Brain Sciences, Imperial College London, London, United KingdomInstitute of Plant Biotechnology, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, Edificio I+D+I, Campus Muralla del Mar, Cartagena, SpainDepartamento de Ingeniería Agronómica, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros Agrónomos, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, Cartagena, SpainInstitute of Plant Biotechnology, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, Edificio I+D+I, Campus Muralla del Mar, Cartagena, SpainDepartamento de Ingeniería Agronómica, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros Agrónomos, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, Cartagena, SpainDepartment of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United KingdomDepartment of Biosciences, University Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria1Evolutionary Ecology of Plants, Faculty of Biology, Philipps-University Marburg, Marburg, GermanyInstitute of Plant Biotechnology, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, Edificio I+D+I, Campus Muralla del Mar, Cartagena, SpainDepartamento de Ingeniería Agronómica, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros Agrónomos, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, Cartagena, SpainStudies on the selection of floral traits usually consider pollinators and sometimes herbivores. However, humans also exert selection on floral traits of ornamental plants. We compared the preferences of bumblebees (Bombus terrestris), thrips (Frankliniella occidentalis), and humans for flowers of snapdragon. From a cross of two species, Antirrhinum majus and Antirrhinum linkianum, we selected four Recombinant Inbred Lines (RILs). We characterised scent emission from whole flowers and stamens, pollen content and viability, trichome density, floral shape, size and colour of floral parts. We tested the preferences of bumblebees, thrips, and humans for whole flowers, floral scent bouquets, stamen scent, and individual scent compounds. Humans and bumblebees showed preferences for parental species, whereas thrips preferred RILs. Colour and floral scent, in combination with other floral traits, seem relevant phenotypes for all organisms. Remarkably, visual traits override scent cues for bumblebees, although, scent is an important trait when bumblebees cannot see the flowers, and methyl benzoate was identified as a key attractant for them. The evolutionary trajectory of flowers is the result of multiple floral traits interacting with different organisms with different habits and modes of interaction.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2021.647347/fullo-acetanisoleagriculturefloral selectionhumanspestpollinator |
| spellingShingle | Victoria Ruiz-Hernández Victoria Ruiz-Hernández Victoria Ruiz-Hernández Victoria Ruiz-Hernández Lize Joubert Lize Joubert Amador Rodríguez-Gómez Amador Rodríguez-Gómez Silvia Artuso Jonathan G. Pattrick Jonathan G. Pattrick Perla A. Gómez Sarah Eckerstorfer Sarah Sophie Brandauer Carolina G. I. Trcka-Rojas Luis Martínez-Reina Josh Booth Alex Lau-Zhu Alex Lau-Zhu Julia Weiss Julia Weiss Pablo Bielza Pablo Bielza Beverley J. Glover Robert R. Junker Robert R. Junker Marcos Egea-Cortines Marcos Egea-Cortines Humans Share More Preferences for Floral Phenotypes With Pollinators Than With Pests Frontiers in Plant Science o-acetanisole agriculture floral selection humans pest pollinator |
| title | Humans Share More Preferences for Floral Phenotypes With Pollinators Than With Pests |
| title_full | Humans Share More Preferences for Floral Phenotypes With Pollinators Than With Pests |
| title_fullStr | Humans Share More Preferences for Floral Phenotypes With Pollinators Than With Pests |
| title_full_unstemmed | Humans Share More Preferences for Floral Phenotypes With Pollinators Than With Pests |
| title_short | Humans Share More Preferences for Floral Phenotypes With Pollinators Than With Pests |
| title_sort | humans share more preferences for floral phenotypes with pollinators than with pests |
| topic | o-acetanisole agriculture floral selection humans pest pollinator |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2021.647347/full |
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