Abstract
A recent study by Finkelstein et al (2022) has demonstrated that a variety of flower-visiting animals have a taste for salt, such that plants with sodium enriched nectar received more visits and were visited by more animal species compared with control plants. They further suggest that plants could thus attract pollinators through relatively high levels of sodium in their nectar and that this could drive
evolution of nectar sodium concentration.
However, as argued below, we reject this latter suggestion, especially because their experimental manipulations departed significantly from natural circumstances and were irrelevant to nectar evolution.
evolution of nectar sodium concentration.
However, as argued below, we reject this latter suggestion, especially because their experimental manipulations departed significantly from natural circumstances and were irrelevant to nectar evolution.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 70-72 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Journal of Pollination Ecology |
Volume | 31 |
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Publication status | Published - 2022 |