Tritrophism in mellitophylic Cleome viscosa L
| Autor: | Shveta Saroop, Veenu Kaul |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
| Předmět: |
0106 biological sciences
0301 basic medicine biology Plant Science biology.organism_classification medicine.disease_cause Cleome 01 natural sciences Geitonogamy 03 medical and health sciences 030104 developmental biology Pollinator Pollen Botany Genetics medicine Nectar Peucetia Agronomy and Crop Science Thomisus Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics 010606 plant biology & botany Cleome viscosa |
| Zdroj: | Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution. 66:1367-1370 |
| ISSN: | 1573-5109 0925-9864 |
| Popis: | Cleome viscosa L. is an annual summer blooming herb. A generalized group of pollinators like Apis dorsata, A. cerana, Halictus albescens, Ceratina heiroglyphica, Nomia elliotii, N. curvipes and Eurema hecabae mediate within and between plant, pollen flow thereby contributing to geitonogamy and xenogamy respectively. Relationship of mutualism thereby exists in which pollinators are offered nutrient rich pollen and nectar for favour of transferring male units (pollen) between flowers. Interestingly, the plants were also observed to be associated with certain spiders of order Arachnidales (Thomisus, Neoscona and Peucetia). All these spiders via behavioural mimicry parasitize bees which actually are the efficient pollinators of this species. A tritrophic syndrome, therefore, seems to have evolved involving plant (flower)–pollinator and predator (spiders)–pollinators interactions. The communication deals with the incidence of spiders’ interaction with Cleome through tritrophism i.e., plant–pollinator–predator relationship. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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