Possible Pollination Activity of Phaeochrous sp. (Scarabaeoidea) on Amorphophallus sp. (Araceae) in Davao Oriental, the Philippines

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F60460709%3A41340%2F25%3A101739" target="_blank" >RIV/60460709:41340/25:101739 - isvavai.cz</a>

Result on the web

<a href="https://doi.org/10.56899/154.01.07" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.56899/154.01.07</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.56899/154.01.07" target="_blank" >10.56899/154.01.07</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Possible Pollination Activity of Phaeochrous sp. (Scarabaeoidea) on Amorphophallus sp. (Araceae) in Davao Oriental, the Philippines

Original language description

Beetles play significant ecological roles, including as floral pollinators. In the Philippines, many Coleoptera species have been introduced as new to science over the recent years. However, their ecological roles are often understudied, leading to an incomplete understanding of beetle diversity and forest ecology. In this paper, a possible pollination activity of a scarab beetle Phaeochrous sp. on a corpse flower Amorphophallus sp. was documented in Caraga, Davao Oriental, the Philippines. This provides a preliminary record of the ecological role of beetles in Philippine terrestrial ecosystems and records the first distribution data of both species in the area. We also characterized the Phaeochrous sp. on Amorphophallus sp. to serve as a reference for future taxonomic works. There is a need to conduct further research to provide more evidence of the role of Phaeochrous sp. as a pollinator of Amorphophallus sp. and to confirm the species-level identity of both subjects. Conservation policies and strategies also need to be strengthened as the study site is a well-visited tourist destination, thus the potential for increased human disturbance.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_SC - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the SCOPUS database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

10619 - Biodiversity conservation

Project

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Continuities

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Publication year

2025

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Philippine Journal of Science

ISSN

0031-7683

e-ISSN

0031-7683

Volume of the periodical

154

Issue of the periodical within the volume

1

Country of publishing house

CZ - CZECH REPUBLIC

Number of pages

7

Pages from-to

65-71

UT code for WoS article

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EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-86000301881