Fine-scale flower-visiting behavior revealed by using a high-speed camera.
Fine-scale flower-visiting behavior revealed by using a high-speed camera.
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使用高速相机揭示精细尺度的赏花行为。
DOI:
10.1007/s00265-011-1314-z
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发表时间:
2012
影响因子:
2.3
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N.
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作者:
Sakamoto;R.L.;Morinaga. S.;Ito M;Kawakubo;N.
Most estimations of the pollination efficiency of insects have been based on observation by the naked human eye. However, insect behaviors are often too rapid to analyze sufficiently this way. Here we demonstrate the use of high-speed cameras to analyze the fine-scale behaviors ofMacroglossum pyrrhosticta,Xylocopa appendiculata, andPapilio dehaaniiwhen visitingClerodendrum trichotomum. The fine-scale nectar drinking time, number of contacts with anthers and/or stigmas, and frequencies of body part contact with anthers and/or stigmas differed significantly among pollinator species. Pollination efficiency was not equal among pollinators. In addition,M. pyrrhostictamade the least number of contacts with anthers and/or stigmas even though it showed the highest visitation frequency. These results demonstrate that when examined from the viewpoint of rapid visitation behaviors, pollination dynamics differ among pollinator species, and flower visits and pollination rates are not equal.