Do pollinators respond in a dose-dependent manner to flower herbivory?: An experimental assessment in Loasa tricolor (Loasaceae) ¿Responden los polinizadores en forma dosis-dependiente a la herbivoría floral?: Una evaluación experimental en Loasa tricolor (Loasaceae)

Do pollinators respond in a dose-dependent manner to flower herbivory?: An experimental assessment in Loasa tricolor (Loasaceae) ¿Responden los polinizadores en forma dosis-dependiente a la herbivoría floral?: Una evaluación experimental en Loasa tricolor (Loasaceae)

Pollinators are able to discriminate among different floral phenotypes. Thus, flowers more attractive to pollinators usually receive more visits to their reproductive structures. However, this effect of attraction does not necessarily occur in a binary way, all-or-nothing. Loasa tricolor KerGawl. is...

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Main Authors: ROXANA CARES-SUÁREZ, TOMÁS POCH, ROMINA F ACEVEDO, IGNACIO ACOSTA-BRAVO, CAROLINA PIMENTEL, CLAUDIA ESPINOZA, ROCÍO A CARES, PAOLA MUÑOZ, ALEJANDRA V GONZÁLEZ, CAREZZA BOTTO-MAHAN
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad de Concepción 2011-01-01
Series:Gayana: Botanica
Subjects:
Herbivoría floral
polinización
tasa de visita
florivoría
Flower herbivory
pollination
visitation rate
florivory
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