Yeast-nectar interactions : metacommunities and effects on pollinators

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About 90% of all flowering plant species are pollinated by animals. Animals are attracted to flowers because they often provide food in the form of nectar and pollen. While floral nectar is assumed to be initially sterile, it commonly becomes colonized by yeasts after animals have visited the flowers. Although yeast communities in floral nectar appear simple, community assembly depends on a complex interaction between multiple factors. Yeast colonization has a significant effect on the scent of floral nectar, foraging behavior of insects and nectar consumption. Consumption of nectar colonized by yeasts has been shown to improve bee fitness, but effects largely depended on yeast species. Altogether, these results indicate that dispersal, colonization history and nectar chemistry strongly interact and have pronounced effects on yeast metacommunities and, as a result, on bee foraging behavior and fitness. Future research directions to better understand the dynamics of plant-microbe-pollinator interactions are discussed.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:44

Enthalten in:

Current opinion in insect science - 44(2021) vom: 01. Apr., Seite 35-40

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Jacquemyn, Hans [VerfasserIn]
Pozo, María I [VerfasserIn]
Álvarez-Pérez, Sergio [VerfasserIn]
Lievens, Bart [VerfasserIn]
Fukami, Tadashi [VerfasserIn]

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Journal Article
Plant Nectar
Review

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Date Completed 02.09.2021

Date Revised 02.09.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.cois.2020.09.014

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM316348090