by Anna Gorenflo et al.
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| Bombus lapidarius visiting Borago officinalis |
Flower
visitation is a commonly used parameter to describe pollination performances.
However, not all flower visitors transfer pollen, and species differ in the
amount of conspecific pollen transferred to stigmas. Quantifying pollination
performances of flower visitors is thus needed for identifying appropriate
pollinators for agricultural systems, interpreting patterns of specialisation
and generalisation, and predicting ecological and economic consequences of
pollinator loss or invasions.
We
analysed conspecific pollen deposition on stigmas to determine the efficiencies
of flower visitors to the plant species Malva
sylvestris, Borago officinalis,
and Onobrychis viciifolia. Read the whole summary in: English or German!
Read the scientific publication in JPE.
