Heterospecific pollen deposition among plants sharing hummingbird pollinators in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest
Abstract Hummingbirds are the most important group of pollinating birds in the Neotropics and tend to use, concomitantly, more than one plant species as food source. Pollen may be mixed on hummingbirds' body due to the visits to different plant species; therefore, these birds may promote hetero...
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| author | Lorena Coutinho Nery da Fonseca André Rodrigo Rech Pedro Joaquim Bergamo Vania Gonçalves-Esteves Marlies Sazima |
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| description | Abstract Hummingbirds are the most important group of pollinating birds in the Neotropics and tend to use, concomitantly, more than one plant species as food source. Pollen may be mixed on hummingbirds' body due to the visits to different plant species; therefore, these birds may promote heterospecific pollen deposition (HPD). The hummingbirds potential to promote HPD, the occurrence of HPD and its implications in plant reproduction are scarcely known in the Atlantic Forest. We have studied the transport of pollen by three hummingbird species from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. We have also checked the actual HPD occurrence under natural conditions in two plant species, namely Canistropsis seidelii and Psychotria nuda. Moreover, we investigated Nidularium innocentii reproductive system evaluating the effect of HPD on its reproduction by simulating a pollen mixture pollination. We found hummingbirds transporting heterospecific pollen mixtures on their bodies, which in turn were deposited onto stigmas of different species. We have also found that mixed pollen deposition had negative effect on the fitness of N. innocentii. We conclude that hummingbirds carry pollen mixtures at the same body parts, leading to potential HPD at the community level. Moreover, hummingbird-plant communities in the Atlantic Rainforest show remarkable similarities in temporal organization and interaction pattern. This suggests that HPD may be a widespread phenomena in these communities. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f3f072f36767473084ca7654eebb060e2022-12-21T23:31:17ZengInstituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botânico do Rio de JaneiroRodriguésia2175-786067233534510.1590/2175-7860201667205S2175-78602016000200335Heterospecific pollen deposition among plants sharing hummingbird pollinators in the Brazilian Atlantic ForestLorena Coutinho Nery da FonsecaAndré Rodrigo RechPedro Joaquim BergamoVania Gonçalves-EstevesMarlies SazimaAbstract Hummingbirds are the most important group of pollinating birds in the Neotropics and tend to use, concomitantly, more than one plant species as food source. Pollen may be mixed on hummingbirds' body due to the visits to different plant species; therefore, these birds may promote heterospecific pollen deposition (HPD). The hummingbirds potential to promote HPD, the occurrence of HPD and its implications in plant reproduction are scarcely known in the Atlantic Forest. We have studied the transport of pollen by three hummingbird species from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. We have also checked the actual HPD occurrence under natural conditions in two plant species, namely Canistropsis seidelii and Psychotria nuda. Moreover, we investigated Nidularium innocentii reproductive system evaluating the effect of HPD on its reproduction by simulating a pollen mixture pollination. We found hummingbirds transporting heterospecific pollen mixtures on their bodies, which in turn were deposited onto stigmas of different species. We have also found that mixed pollen deposition had negative effect on the fitness of N. innocentii. We conclude that hummingbirds carry pollen mixtures at the same body parts, leading to potential HPD at the community level. Moreover, hummingbird-plant communities in the Atlantic Rainforest show remarkable similarities in temporal organization and interaction pattern. This suggests that HPD may be a widespread phenomena in these communities.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2175-78602016000200335&lng=en&tlng=encompetição pela polinizaçãoprodução de frutos/sementesdeposição de pólencarga polínicacompartilhamento de polinizadoressucesso reprodutivo |
| spellingShingle | Lorena Coutinho Nery da Fonseca André Rodrigo Rech Pedro Joaquim Bergamo Vania Gonçalves-Esteves Marlies Sazima Heterospecific pollen deposition among plants sharing hummingbird pollinators in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest Rodriguésia competição pela polinização produção de frutos/sementes deposição de pólen carga polínica compartilhamento de polinizadores sucesso reprodutivo |
| title | Heterospecific pollen deposition among plants sharing hummingbird pollinators in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest |
| title_full | Heterospecific pollen deposition among plants sharing hummingbird pollinators in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest |
| title_fullStr | Heterospecific pollen deposition among plants sharing hummingbird pollinators in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest |
| title_full_unstemmed | Heterospecific pollen deposition among plants sharing hummingbird pollinators in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest |
| title_short | Heterospecific pollen deposition among plants sharing hummingbird pollinators in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest |
| title_sort | heterospecific pollen deposition among plants sharing hummingbird pollinators in the brazilian atlantic forest |
| topic | competição pela polinização produção de frutos/sementes deposição de pólen carga polínica compartilhamento de polinizadores sucesso reprodutivo |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2175-78602016000200335&lng=en&tlng=en |
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