Insects or Wind? : New findings on the pollination system of <i>Euterpe edulis</i> (Arecaceae)

The palm <i>Euterpe edulis</i> is an important palm species for the extraction of palm heart, a highly profitable consumable product. Due to its importance, much research has been conducted around the ecology of this palm species. Nevertheless, information available on its reproductive e...

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Autores principales: Zamudio, Fernando, Gatti, M. Genoveva, Hilgert, Norma Inés, Álvarez, Leopoldo Jesús, Mulieri, Pablo Ricardo, Aguilar, Ramiro, Ashworth, Lorena
Formato: Articulo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2021
Materias:
Ciencias Naturales
Biología
Ambophily
Euterpeinae
Meliponini
Pollination service
Reproductive dependence
Seed germination
Seed set
Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/139965
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language Inglés
topic Ciencias Naturales
Biología
Ambophily
Euterpeinae
Meliponini
Pollination service
Reproductive dependence
Seed germination
Seed set
spellingShingle Ciencias Naturales
Biología
Ambophily
Euterpeinae
Meliponini
Pollination service
Reproductive dependence
Seed germination
Seed set
Zamudio, Fernando
Gatti, M. Genoveva
Hilgert, Norma Inés
Álvarez, Leopoldo Jesús
Mulieri, Pablo Ricardo
Aguilar, Ramiro
Ashworth, Lorena
Insects or Wind? : New findings on the pollination system of <i>Euterpe edulis</i> (Arecaceae)
topic_facet Ciencias Naturales
Biología
Ambophily
Euterpeinae
Meliponini
Pollination service
Reproductive dependence
Seed germination
Seed set
description The palm <i>Euterpe edulis</i> is an important palm species for the extraction of palm heart, a highly profitable consumable product. Due to its importance, much research has been conducted around the ecology of this palm species. Nevertheless, information available on its reproductive ecology is quality-deficient and fragmented, resulting in misleading views of the pollination and reproductive ecology of <i>E. edulis</i>. Here we conduct the first thorough study assessing the relative dependence on animal pollination of <i>E. edulis</i> in Argentina, and conduct parallel detailed observations on floral visitors. Also, we integrate our results with those available for the species in the literature. Here we found that <i>E. edulis</i> has an ambophilic pollination system. However, in our study system, there was a predominance of wind pollination over insect pollination and the species can also set seeds in the absence of pollen. Also, our study shows in great detail the large diversity of insects visiting <i>E. edulis</i>, indicating the generalist pollination system of the species, where Hymenoptera and Diptera stand out in richness and frequency of visits. The palm represents a key resource for a wide diversity of insect visitors, but the palm does not rely on their efficiency to act as pollinators. The varied levels of reproductive dependence on animal versus wind pollination of <i>E. edulis</i> may be shaped by climatic and landscape conditions. Such alternative versatile strategies allow the species to guarantee the reproductive success under different ecological contexts.
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Articulo
author Zamudio, Fernando
Gatti, M. Genoveva
Hilgert, Norma Inés
Álvarez, Leopoldo Jesús
Mulieri, Pablo Ricardo
Aguilar, Ramiro
Ashworth, Lorena
author_facet Zamudio, Fernando
Gatti, M. Genoveva
Hilgert, Norma Inés
Álvarez, Leopoldo Jesús
Mulieri, Pablo Ricardo
Aguilar, Ramiro
Ashworth, Lorena
author_sort Zamudio, Fernando
title Insects or Wind? : New findings on the pollination system of <i>Euterpe edulis</i> (Arecaceae)
title_short Insects or Wind? : New findings on the pollination system of <i>Euterpe edulis</i> (Arecaceae)
title_full Insects or Wind? : New findings on the pollination system of <i>Euterpe edulis</i> (Arecaceae)
title_fullStr Insects or Wind? : New findings on the pollination system of <i>Euterpe edulis</i> (Arecaceae)
title_full_unstemmed Insects or Wind? : New findings on the pollination system of <i>Euterpe edulis</i> (Arecaceae)
title_sort insects or wind? : new findings on the pollination system of <i>euterpe edulis</i> (arecaceae)
publishDate 2021
url http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/139965
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