Open AccessThe long-tongued hawkmoth pollinator niche for native and invasive plants in Africa
Author(s) -
Steven D. Johnson,
Robert A. Raguso
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
annals of botany
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.567
H-Index - 176
eISSN - 1095-8290
pISSN - 0305-7364
DOI - 10.1093/aob/mcv137
Subject(s) - pollinator , biology , nectar , guild , pollination , botany , ecological niche , proboscis , native plant , ecology , pollen , introduced species , habitat
Unrelated organisms that share similar niches often exhibit patterns of convergent evolution in functional traits. Based on bimodal distributions of hawkmoth tongue lengths and tubular white flowers in Africa, this study hypothesized that long-tongued hawkmoths comprise a pollination niche (ecological opportunity) that is distinct from that of shorter-tongued hawkmoths.
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