We measured the pollination effectiveness and visitation rates of major insect visitors of Claytonia virginica, an obligately insect-pollinated spring wildflower, in a North Carolina deciduous forest. Seed set in the population was not pollinator-limited except during rainy weather and very early in the flowering season. The solitary bee Andrena erigeniae and the bee fly Bombylius major were responsible for more than 75% of the visits to C. virginica. Andrena erigeniae is a specialist on C. virginica, while B. major is a common visitor to many plant species. We measured the effectiveness of a pollinator by the probability that a visit resulted in fruit (capsule) formation. For those flowers that were successfully pollinated and thus produce...
G.L. Stebbins' most effective pollinator principle states that when pollinators are not limiting, pl...
Accurate predictions of pollination service delivery require a comprehensive understanding of the in...
Plant–pollinator interactions are one of the most important and variable mutualisms having major imp...
We measured the pollination effectiveness and visitation rates of major insect visitors of Claytonia...
Geographical variation in pollinators visiting a plant can produce plant populations adapted to loca...
Pollinators that collect pollen - and specifically, pollen-specialist bees - are often considered to...
PREMISE OF THE STUDY: Pollination performance may depend on the type of fl oral resource (pollen or ...
Pollinator availability and effectiveness are important considerations in plant systems that depend ...
This research was funded by the Natural Environmental Research Council (grant no. NE/K004522/1).Accu...
Estimating the pollen-deposition effectiveness of flower visitors is fundamental to understanding th...
Accurate predictions of pollination service delivery require a comprehensive understanding of the in...
Biotic pollination is an important factor for ecosystem functioning and provides a substantial ecosy...
1. Recent declines in honeybee populations have focused attention on the potential for unmanaged ins...
Estimating the pollen-deposition effectiveness of flower visitors is fundamental to understanding th...
Estimating the pollen-deposition effectiveness of flower visitors is fundamental to understanding th...
G.L. Stebbins' most effective pollinator principle states that when pollinators are not limiting, pl...
Accurate predictions of pollination service delivery require a comprehensive understanding of the in...
Plant–pollinator interactions are one of the most important and variable mutualisms having major imp...
We measured the pollination effectiveness and visitation rates of major insect visitors of Claytonia...
Geographical variation in pollinators visiting a plant can produce plant populations adapted to loca...
Pollinators that collect pollen - and specifically, pollen-specialist bees - are often considered to...
PREMISE OF THE STUDY: Pollination performance may depend on the type of fl oral resource (pollen or ...
Pollinator availability and effectiveness are important considerations in plant systems that depend ...
This research was funded by the Natural Environmental Research Council (grant no. NE/K004522/1).Accu...
Estimating the pollen-deposition effectiveness of flower visitors is fundamental to understanding th...
Accurate predictions of pollination service delivery require a comprehensive understanding of the in...
Biotic pollination is an important factor for ecosystem functioning and provides a substantial ecosy...
1. Recent declines in honeybee populations have focused attention on the potential for unmanaged ins...
Estimating the pollen-deposition effectiveness of flower visitors is fundamental to understanding th...
Estimating the pollen-deposition effectiveness of flower visitors is fundamental to understanding th...
G.L. Stebbins' most effective pollinator principle states that when pollinators are not limiting, pl...
Accurate predictions of pollination service delivery require a comprehensive understanding of the in...
Plant–pollinator interactions are one of the most important and variable mutualisms having major imp...