The net consequence of nectar robbing on reproductive success of plants is usually negative and the positive effect is rarely produced. We evaluated the influence of nectar robbing on the behaviour of pollinators and the reproductive success of Tecomella undulata (Bignoniaceae) in a natural population. Experimental pollinations showed that the trees were strictly self-incompatible. The three types of floral colour morphs of the tree viz. red, orange and yellow, lacked compatibility barriers. The pollinators (Pycnonotus cafer and Pycnonotus leucotis) and the robber (Nectarinia asiatica) showed equal preference for all the morphs, as they visited each morph with nearly equal frequency and flower-handling time. The sunbirds caused up to 60% ne...
While the presence of nectar is the most common floral reward offered by orchids, approximately one-...
Many plants that bear hidden or recessed floral nectar experience nectar robbing, the removal of nec...
Interactions between flowers and their visitors span the spectrum from mutualism to antagonism. The ...
The net consequence of nectar robbing on reproductive success of plants is usually negative and the ...
Nectar robbery is usually thought to impact negatively on the reproductive success of plants, but al...
Pollinators display a remarkable diversity of foraging strategies with flowering plants, from primar...
Background and Aims It has been suggested that the dynamics of nectar replenishment could differ for...
Abstract. Nectar robbers are birds, insects, or other flower visitors that remove nectar from flower...
nectar-robbers remove rewards (nectar) without providing pollination services. Though one might expe...
Background: Nectar robbers in many plant species affect female reproductive success, usually decreas...
Studies have indicated that florivory and nectar robbing may reduce reproductive success of host pla...
Nectar robbing – harvesting nectar illegitimately – can have a variety of outcomes for plant sexual ...
The outcome of species interactions is often difficult to predict, depending on the organisms involv...
Many animals behave as robbers or thieves of floral resources, causing damage to floral tissues or c...
The effect of nectar robbing on plant reproduction may be negative, positive or neutral. The effect ...
While the presence of nectar is the most common floral reward offered by orchids, approximately one-...
Many plants that bear hidden or recessed floral nectar experience nectar robbing, the removal of nec...
Interactions between flowers and their visitors span the spectrum from mutualism to antagonism. The ...
The net consequence of nectar robbing on reproductive success of plants is usually negative and the ...
Nectar robbery is usually thought to impact negatively on the reproductive success of plants, but al...
Pollinators display a remarkable diversity of foraging strategies with flowering plants, from primar...
Background and Aims It has been suggested that the dynamics of nectar replenishment could differ for...
Abstract. Nectar robbers are birds, insects, or other flower visitors that remove nectar from flower...
nectar-robbers remove rewards (nectar) without providing pollination services. Though one might expe...
Background: Nectar robbers in many plant species affect female reproductive success, usually decreas...
Studies have indicated that florivory and nectar robbing may reduce reproductive success of host pla...
Nectar robbing – harvesting nectar illegitimately – can have a variety of outcomes for plant sexual ...
The outcome of species interactions is often difficult to predict, depending on the organisms involv...
Many animals behave as robbers or thieves of floral resources, causing damage to floral tissues or c...
The effect of nectar robbing on plant reproduction may be negative, positive or neutral. The effect ...
While the presence of nectar is the most common floral reward offered by orchids, approximately one-...
Many plants that bear hidden or recessed floral nectar experience nectar robbing, the removal of nec...
Interactions between flowers and their visitors span the spectrum from mutualism to antagonism. The ...