Floral constancy in bees: a revision of theories and a comparison with other pollinators
Floral constancy in bees: a revision of theories and a comparison with other pollinators
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蜜蜂的花恒常性：理论修订以及与其他授粉媒介的比较
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2009
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Marisol Amaya
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Marisol Amaya
蜜蜂在花卉市场的选择中选择要参观的花卉。蜜蜂一次只访问一种植物物种的专门化与维持植物-蜜蜂互惠共生有关。被子植物在有性繁殖中从蜜蜂表现出的忠诚中获得了明显的好处;不太明显的是为什么昆虫会从事这种行为。蜜蜂的花恒常性现象在两千多年前就被人们所知，但没有一个普遍的理论可以解释所有种类的花恒常性。在本文中，我回顾了关于花恒常性的不同理论，提供了支持和反对每个模型的证据，然后讨论了每种行为都可能具有生态优势的可能情况。最后，我提出了其他昆虫和脊椎动物传粉者的花恒常性的证据。
Bees make choices about what flowers to visit among the options in the floral market. Bee specialization to visit only one plant species at a time is relevant to maintain the plant-bee mutualism. angiosperms derive a clear benefit in their sexual reproduction from the fidelity exhibited by the bees; less obvious is why the insects engage in this behavior. The phenomenon of flower constancy in bees is known from more than two millennia ago yet there is no general theory that can explain all kinds of flower constancy. In this paper I review different theories on flower constancy, providing evidence in favor and against each model, and then I discuss the possible scenario in which each behavior can have an ecological advantage. Finally, I present evidence of flower constancy exhibited by other groups of insects and vertebrate pollinators.