Divergent responses of generalist and specialist pollinators to experimental drought: Outcomes for plant reproduction.

ABSTRACT: Drought is an increasingly important consequence of climate change. Drought often causes plants to alter patterns of resource allocation, which in turn can affect how plants interact with other species. How these altered interactions subsequently influence plant reproductive success remains incompletely understood and may depend on the degree of specialization exhibited by antagonists and mutualists. Specialist pollinators, for example, are dependent on floral resources from their obligate hosts and under drought conditions may thus indiscriminately visit these hosts (at least in certain circumstances). Generalist pollinators, in contrast, may only forage on host plants in good condition, given that they can forage on other plant species. We tested this hypothesis and its consequences for

SUBMITTER: Gambel J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10524995 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature