Specialization for Tachinid Fly Pollination in the Phenologically Divergent Varieties of the Orchid Neotinea ustulata
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
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Result on the web
<a href="https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2021.659176/full" target="_blank" >https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2021.659176/full</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2021.659176" target="_blank" >10.3389/fevo.2021.659176</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Specialization for Tachinid Fly Pollination in the Phenologically Divergent Varieties of the Orchid Neotinea ustulata
Original language description
Despite increased focus on elucidating the various reproductive strategies employed by orchids, we still have only a rather limited understanding of deceptive pollination systems that are not bee- or wasp-mediated. In Europe, the orchid Neotinea ustulata has been known to consist of two phenologically divergent varieties, neither of which provide rewards to its pollinators. However, detailed studies of their reproductive biology have been lacking. Our study aimed to characterize and understand the floral traits (i.e., morphology, color, and scent chemistry) and reproductive biology of N. ustulata. We found that the two varieties differ in all their floral traits; furthermore, while Neotinea ustulata var. ustulata appears to be pollinated by both bees (e.g., Anthophora, Bombus) and flies (e.g., Dilophus, Tachina), var. aestivalis is pollinated almost entirely by flies (i.e., Nowickia, Tachina). Tachinids were also found to be much more effective than bees in removing pollinaria, and we show experimentally that they use the characteristic dark inflorescence top as a cue for approaching inflorescences. Our results thus suggest that while both N. ustulata varieties rely on tachinids for pollination, they differ in their degree of specialization. Further studies are, however, needed to fully understand the reproductive strategy of N. ustulata varieties.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
10611 - Plant sciences, botany
Result continuities
Project
<a href="/en/project/7AMB16DE003" target="_blank" >7AMB16DE003: Food deception or rendezvous attraction? Untangling the pollination strategy of the deceptive orchid Neotinea ustulata (Orchidaceae)</a><br>
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)<br>I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2021
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
ISSN
2296-701X
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
09
Issue of the periodical within the volume
JUN 16 2021
Country of publishing house
CH - SWITZERLAND
Number of pages
17
Pages from-to
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UT code for WoS article
000668105700001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
999