Abstract
Medicago sativa is a kind of typical allogamic plants, and mainly depends on the pollinators such as bees for its seed production. In this paper, the pollinating insect species and their foraging behaviors on M. sativa at the Zhangye station of Hexi Corridor were investigated. There were 22 pollinating insect species belonging to 4 orders and 11 families, among which, native bee species Megachile abluta, M. spissula, Xylocopa valga, Andrena parvula and Anthophora melanognatha were the main pollinators. M. abluta, M. spissula and X. valga were of uni-peak type with diurnal foraging activities trom 11:30 to 15:30, while A. parvula and A. melanognatha were of double-peak type with diurnal foraging activities on 9:30-11:30 and 16:30-18:30, indicating a complementary relationship among the pollinators. The main pollinators had significant differences in their tripping frequency and landing time, and their foraging behaviors were correlated with their body sizes.
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Claim · model-written summary
Twenty two pollinating insect species from four orders and eleven families were observed on Medicago sativa.
- Taxon
- Medicago sativa
Medicago sativat0 - Outcome
- pollinating insect speciese0
- Value
- 22e0
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Verbatim
e0“There were 22 pollinating insect species belonging to 4 orders and 11 families”
t0“Medicago sativa”
Claim · model-written summary
Five native bee species were the main pollinators of Medicago sativa.
- Taxon
- Medicago sativaMedicago sativat0
- Interactor
- Megachile ablutae0pollinator
- Outcome
- main pollinatorse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“native bee species Megachile abluta, M. spissula, Xylocopa valga, Andrena parvula and Anthophora melanognatha were the main pollinators”
t0“Medicago sativa”
Claim · model-written summary
Three pollinators had single peak foraging from 11:30 to 15:30.
- Taxon
- Medicago sativaMedicago sativat0
- Interactor
- M. ablutae0pollinator
- Outcome
- uni-peak type with diurnal foraging activitiese0
- Value
- 11:30 to 15:30e0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“M. abluta, M. spissula and X. valga were of uni-peak type with diurnal foraging activities trom 11:30 to 15:30”
t0“Medicago sativa”
Claim · model-written summary
Two pollinators had double peak foraging at 9:30-11:30 and 16:30-18:30.
- Taxon
- Medicago sativaMedicago sativat0
- Interactor
- A. parvulae0pollinator
- Outcome
- double-peak type with diurnal foraging activitiese0
- Value
- 9:30-11:30 and 16:30-18:30e0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“A. parvula and A. melanognatha were of double-peak type with diurnal foraging activities on 9:30-11:30 and 16:30-18:30”
t0“Medicago sativa”
Claim · model-written summary
The main pollinators differed significantly in tripping frequency and landing time.
- Taxon
- Medicago sativaMedicago sativat0
- Outcome
- tripping frequency and landing timee0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The main pollinators had significant differences in their tripping frequency and landing time”
t0“Medicago sativa”
Claim · model-written summary
Pollinator foraging behavior correlated with body size.
- Taxon
- Medicago sativaMedicago sativat0
- Outcome
- foraging behaviorse0
- Qualifier
- body sizese0
Not reportedOrgan / stageInteractorDirection
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Verbatim
e0“their foraging behaviors were correlated with their body sizes”
t0“Medicago sativa”