Humans Share More Preferences for Floral Phenotypes With Pollinators Than With Pests

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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Main Authors: Victoria Ruiz-Hernández, Lize Joubert, Amador Rodríguez-Gómez, Silvia Artuso, Jonathan G. Pattrick, Perla A. Gómez, Sarah Eckerstorfer, Sarah Sophie Brandauer, Carolina G. I. Trcka-Rojas, Luis Martínez-Reina, Josh Booth, Alex Lau-Zhu, Julia Weiss, Pablo Bielza, Beverley J. Glover, Robert R. Junker, Marcos Egea-Cortines
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
Subjects:
o-acetanisole
agriculture
floral selection
humans
pest
pollinator
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2021.647347/full

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