Humans Share More Preferences for Floral Phenotypes With Pollinators Than With Pests.
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Authors
Ruiz-Hernández, Victoria
Joubert, Lize
Rodríguez-Gómez, Amador
Artuso, Silvia
Pattrick, Jonathan G
Gómez, Perla A
Eckerstorfer, Sarah
Brandauer, Sarah Sophie
Trcka-Rojas, Carolina GI
Martínez-Reina, Luis
Booth, Josh
Lau-Zhu, Alex
Weiss, Julia
Bielza, Pablo
Glover, Beverley J
Junker, Robert R
Egea-Cortines, Marcos
Publication Date
2021Journal Title
Front Plant Sci
ISSN
1664-462X
Publisher
Frontiers Media SA
Volume
12
Pages
647347
Language
eng
Type
Article
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Electronic-eCollection
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Ruiz-Hernández, V., Joubert, L., Rodríguez-Gómez, A., Artuso, S., Pattrick, J. G., Gómez, P. A., Eckerstorfer, S., et al. (2021). Humans Share More Preferences for Floral Phenotypes With Pollinators Than With Pests.. Front Plant Sci, 12 647347. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2021.647347
Abstract
Studies on the selection of floral traits usually consider pollinators and sometimes herbivores. However, humans also exert selection on floral traits of ornamental plants. We compared the preferences of bumblebees (Bombus terrestris), thrips (Frankliniella occidentalis), and humans for flowers of snapdragon. From a cross of two species, Antirrhinum majus and Antirrhinum linkianum, we selected four Recombinant Inbred Lines (RILs). We characterised scent emission from whole flowers and stamens, pollen content and viability, trichome density, floral shape, size and colour of floral parts. We tested the preferences of bumblebees, thrips, and humans for whole flowers, floral scent bouquets, stamen scent, and individual scent compounds. Humans and bumblebees showed preferences for parental species, whereas thrips preferred RILs. Colour and floral scent, in combination with other floral traits, seem relevant phenotypes for all organisms. Remarkably, visual traits override scent cues for bumblebees, although, scent is an important trait when bumblebees cannot see the flowers, and methyl benzoate was identified as a key attractant for them. The evolutionary trajectory of flowers is the result of multiple floral traits interacting with different organisms with different habits and modes of interaction.
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Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BB/J014540/1)
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External DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2021.647347
This record's URL: https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/329589
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