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ACTA OECOLOGICA-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY
卷 32, 期 1, 页码 26-35出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2007.02.002
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binary logistic regression; deceit-pollination; female success; fluctuating natural selection; frequency-dependent selection; male success; multilevel selection; pollen limitation
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Due to frequency-dependent negative selection, a strong relationship between reproductive phenology traits and pollination success is expected in deceit-pollinated species. This paper assesses the effects of floral display size on both female (fruit production) and male (pollen removal) pollination success in a population of the deceit-pollinated tropical orchid Myrmecophila christinae during two consecutive years (1998-1999). Low pollen removal (similar to 9% of total flowers) and fruit production values (similar to 3% of total flowers) were recorded during both years. As expected, binary logistic regressions showed a significant negative effect of floral synchrony, and a positive effect of floral display size on both male and female success, although these effects varied across years. Pollination rates in the field and in hand pollinations suggest a doubling in pollinator abundance between years. Results suggest that floral display size and flowering synchrony are of adaptive value for M. christinae. However, between-ear fluctuations might indicate that reproductive phenology traits in deceit-pollinated species undergo fluctuating selection regimes among years and are probably linked to short-term changes in environmental (abiotic and biotic) conditions. (c) 2007 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.
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