Niche Perspectives on Plant-Pollinator Interactions.
coexistence
niche
plant
pollinator
specialization
speciation
Journal
Trends in plant science
ISSN: 1878-4372
Titre abrégé: Trends Plant Sci
Pays: England
ID NLM: 9890299
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
08 2020
08 2020
Historique:
received:
19
10
2019
revised:
12
03
2020
accepted:
25
03
2020
pubmed:
11
5
2020
medline:
11
11
2020
entrez:
11
5
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Ecological niches are crucial for species coexistence and diversification, but the niche concept has been underutilized in studying the roles of pollinators in plant evolution and reproduction. Pollination niches can be objectively characterized using pollinator traits, abundance, and distributions, as well as network topology. We review evidence that floral traits represent adaptations to pollination niches, where tradeoffs in trait deployment reinforce niche specialization. In turn, specialized pollination niches potentially increase speciation rates, foster species coexistence, and constrain species range limits. By linking studies of adaptation with those on speciation and coexistence, the pollination niche provides an organizing principle for research on plant reproduction, and conceptually unites these studies with fields of biology where the niche perspective is already firmly established.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32386827
pii: S1360-1385(20)30091-1
doi: 10.1016/j.tplants.2020.03.009
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
779-793Informations de copyright
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