Crop domestication can lead to weakened expression of plant defences, with repercussions for herbivore and pathogen susceptibility. However, little is known about how domestication alters traits that mediate other important ecological interactions in crops, such as pollination. Secondary metabolites, which underpin many defence responses in plants, also occur widely in nectar and pollen and influence plant-pollinator interactions. Thus, domestication may also affect secondary compounds in floral rewards, with potential consequences for pollinators. To test this hypothesis, we chemically analysed nectar and pollen from wild and cultivated plants of highbush blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum L.), before conducting an artificial diet bioassay to...
Floral nectar and pollen commonly contain diverse secondary metabolites. While these compounds are c...
1. Although it is well established that different plant species vary considerably in the quality of ...
This study is focused on plant-pollinator relationship in an isolated population of Gentiana lutea s...
Crop domestication can lead to weakened expression of plant defences, with repercussions for herbivo...
Herbivory can induce chemical changes throughout plant tissues including flowers, which could affect...
Floral chemistry mediates plant interactions with pollinators, pathogens, and herbivores, with major...
Floral chemistry mediates plant interactions with herbivores, pathogens, and pollinators. The chemis...
Invasive species are considered a main driver of pollinator declines, yet the direct effects of inva...
The plant kingdom produces an extraordinary diversity of secondary metabolites and the majority of t...
This is the author accepted manuscript. The final version is available from Elsevier via the DOI in ...
Plants are under selection to simultaneously attract pollinators while deterring herbivores. This d...
Pathogens pose significant threats to pollinator health and food security. Pollinators can transmit...
The growth of the commercial pollination industry raises important concerns regarding honey bee (Api...
peer reviewedIt is now well established that invasive plants may induce drifts in the quantity and/o...
Larvae and imagos of bees rely exclusively on floral rewards as a food source but host-plant range c...
Floral nectar and pollen commonly contain diverse secondary metabolites. While these compounds are c...
1. Although it is well established that different plant species vary considerably in the quality of ...
This study is focused on plant-pollinator relationship in an isolated population of Gentiana lutea s...
Crop domestication can lead to weakened expression of plant defences, with repercussions for herbivo...
Herbivory can induce chemical changes throughout plant tissues including flowers, which could affect...
Floral chemistry mediates plant interactions with pollinators, pathogens, and herbivores, with major...
Floral chemistry mediates plant interactions with herbivores, pathogens, and pollinators. The chemis...
Invasive species are considered a main driver of pollinator declines, yet the direct effects of inva...
The plant kingdom produces an extraordinary diversity of secondary metabolites and the majority of t...
This is the author accepted manuscript. The final version is available from Elsevier via the DOI in ...
Plants are under selection to simultaneously attract pollinators while deterring herbivores. This d...
Pathogens pose significant threats to pollinator health and food security. Pollinators can transmit...
The growth of the commercial pollination industry raises important concerns regarding honey bee (Api...
peer reviewedIt is now well established that invasive plants may induce drifts in the quantity and/o...
Larvae and imagos of bees rely exclusively on floral rewards as a food source but host-plant range c...
Floral nectar and pollen commonly contain diverse secondary metabolites. While these compounds are c...
1. Although it is well established that different plant species vary considerably in the quality of ...
This study is focused on plant-pollinator relationship in an isolated population of Gentiana lutea s...