Claim · model-written summary
Three bumble bee species frequently visited the plant.
- Taxon
- C. ambigua
Corydalis ambiguae0 - Interactor
- B. ardens
Bombus ardense0pollinator - Outcome
- frequently visited C. ambiguae0
Not reportedDirection
Verbatim
e0“The native species B. ardens and B. hypocrita and the alien B. terrestris frequently visited C. ambigua.”
Title
ALIEN BUMBLE BEE AFFECTS NATIVE PLANT REPRODUCTION THROUGH INTERACTIONS WITH NATIVE BUMBLE BEES
Ikumi Dohzono; Yoko Kawate Kunitake; Jun Yokoyama; et al. Ecology 2008. doi:10.1890/07-1491.1
Other claims from this paper (11)
- Observation The plant is self incompatible and requires bumble bee visits for effective seed production.
- Observation Bombus ardens consumed nectar legitimately.
- Observation Bombus hypocrita robbed nectar by perforating spurs.
- Observation Bombus terrestris robbed nectar by perforating spurs.
- Observation Bombus ardens produced fruit and seeds more efficiently than nectar robbers.
- Observation The proportion of robbed flowers increased over flowering at three sites.
- Observation Open pollination produced fewer seeds than cross pollination at pollen limited sites.
- Association Bombus ardens visited fewer flowers in inflorescences with more robbed flowers.
- Mechanism Nectar robbing may lower Bombus ardens visits and fruit set.
- Mechanism Reduced seed set suggests lower Bombus ardens pollination quality.
- Observation Bombus terrestris had nonzero pollination efficiency.