Pollination biology of Impatiens capensis Meerb. in non-native range.

Autor: Rewicz A; Department of Geobotany and Plant Ecology, University of Lodz, Łódź, Poland., Monzalvo R; Molecular Systematics Laboratory, Autonomous University of Hidalgo State, Biological Research Center., Carboneras, Mineral de la Reforma, Hidalgo, México., Myśliwy M; Institute of Marine and Environmental Sciences, University of Szczecin, Szczecin, Poland., Tończyk G; Department of Invertebrate Zoology and Hydrobiology, University of Lodz, Łódź, Poland., Desiderato A; Department of Invertebrate Zoology and Hydrobiology, University of Lodz, Łódź, Poland., Ruchisansakun S; Department of Plant Science, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand., Rewicz T; Department of Invertebrate Zoology and Hydrobiology, University of Lodz, Łódź, Poland.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: PloS one [PLoS One] 2024 Jun 20; Vol. 19 (6), pp. e0302283. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jun 20 (Print Publication: 2024).
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0302283
Abstrakt: Pollination biology in the widespread species Impatiens capensis Meerb. has only been studied in America, specifically in zones of the U.S.A. and Canada. In this study, we investigated the pollination biology of I. capensis using an integrative identification approach using morphological and molecular tools in four populations of Northwest Poland. We also determined and compared the functional characteristics of the pollinators of the introduced species from the study sites and the native ones reported, for the latter collecting information from bibliographic sources. Visitors were identified using standard morphological keys, including identifying and classifying insect mouthparts. Molecular identification was carried out using mitochondrial DNA's cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI). We morphologically identified 20 species of visitors constituted by 17 pollinators and three nectar robbers. DNA barcoding of 59 individuals proved the identification of 18 species (also 18 BINs). The frequency of pollinator species was primarily made up of representatives of both Hymenoptera (75%) and Diptera (21%). The morphological traits, such as the chewing and sucking mouthparts, small and big body height, and robber and pollinator behavior explained mainly the native and introduced visitors' arrangements that allow pollination success. However, to understand the process comprehensively, further investigation of other causalities in pollination success and understanding the diversity of pollinators in outer native ranges are necessary.
Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
(Copyright: © 2024 Rewicz et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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