Changes in floral nectar are unlikely adaptive responses to pollinator flight sound

Graham H. Pyke; Zong-Xin Ren; Judith Trunschke; Klaus Lunau; Hong Wang

doi:10.1111/ele.13403

Changes in floral nectar are unlikely adaptive responses to pollinator flight sound

Graham H. Pyke^*, Zong-Xin Ren, Judith Trunschke, Klaus Lunau, Hong Wang

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Abstract

Under noiseless experimental conditions, sugar concentration of secreted floral nectar may increase after flower exposure to nearby sounds of pollinator flight (Veits et al. 2019). However, we reject the argument that this represents adaptive plant behaviour, and consider that the appealing analogy between a flower and human ear is unjustified.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1421-1422
Number of pages	2
Journal	Ecology Letters
Volume	23
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13403
Publication status	Published - Sept 2020

Keywords

Evolution
floral nectar production
nectar sugar concentration
plant adaptation
pollinator behaviour
pollinator flight sound

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