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Does acoustic priming ‘sweeten the pot’ of floral nectar?
Author(s) -
Raguso Robert A.,
Harder Lawrence D.,
Johnson Steven D.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
ecology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.852
H-Index - 265
eISSN - 1461-0248
pISSN - 1461-023X
DOI - 10.1111/ele.13490
Subject(s) - nectar , biology , evening , priming (agriculture) , ecology , botany , pollen , physics , germination , astronomy
A recent claim that evening primrose flowers adaptively secrete nectar in response to vibrations from hovering bees lacks supporting evidence. The authors fail to demonstrate that bees can access the concealed nectar and that their visits enhance plant fitness. Reanalysis of the authors’ data raises additional concerns about their conclusions.