Article
Nectar robbery by a hermit hummingbird: association to floral phenotype and its influence on flowers and network structure.
Oecologia - 1 Jul 2015
Maruyama Pietro Kiyoshi, Vizentin-Bugoni Jeferson, Dalsgaard Bo, Sazima Ivan, Sazima Marlies
Abstract excerpt
Interactions between flowers and their visitors span the spectrum from mutualism to antagonism. The literature is rich in studies focusing on mutualism, but nectar robbery has mostly been investigated using phytocentric approaches focused on only a few plant species. To fill this gap, we studied the interactions between a nectar-robbing hermit hummingbird, Phaethornis ruber, and the array of flowers it visits....
Topics
- Animals
- Birds
- Brazil
- Ecosystem
- Feeding Behavior
- Flowers
- Magnoliopsida
- Phenotype
- Plant Nectar
- Pollination