Claim · model-written summary
Nectar robbing reduced Fuchsia nectar production rate fourfold.
- Taxon
- Fuchsia magellanica
Fuchsia magellanicat0 - Treatment
- nectar robbinge0
- Interactor
- Bombus terrestris
Bombus terrestrist0pest - Outcome
- nectar production ratese0
- Direction
- reducede0
- Value
- a factor of 4e0
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
e0“nectar robbing reduced nectar production rates by a factor of 4”
t0“Nectar robbing by the invasive bumblebee Bombus terrestris (Apidae) changes the behavior of native flower visitors of Fuchsia magellanica Lam. (Onagraceae) but not seed set”
Title
Carlos E. Valdivia; José I. Orellana; Maureen Murúa PeerJ 2025. doi:10.7717/peerj.20253
Other claims from this paper (4)
- Intervention effect Nectar robbing reduced standing nectar crop 2.9 times.
- Association As the share of flowers pierced by B. terrestris increased, hummingbird pollinating visits appeared to decline.
- Association B. terrestris robbing visits increased with a higher share of flowers pierced by that species.
- Intervention effect Nectar robbing had no statistically significant effect on Fuchsia seed set.
