RT Journal Article
T1 Within-individual phenotypic plasticity in flowers fosters pollination niche shift
A1 Gómez Reyes, José María
A1 Perfectti, Francisco
A1 Armas, Cristina
A1 Narbona, Eduardo
A1 González Megías, Adela
A1 Navarro Echeverría, Luis Alberto
A1 Soto, Lucía de
A1 Torices, Rubén
K1 2417 Biología Vegetal (Botánica)
K1 3107.03 Floricultura
AB Phenotypic plasticity, the ability of a genotype of producing different phenotypes when exposed to different environments, may impact ecological interactions. We study here how within-individual plasticity in Moricandia arvensis flowers modifies its pollination niche. During spring, this plant produces large, cross-shaped, UV-reflecting lilac flowers attracting mostly long-tongued large bees. However, unlike most co-occurring species, M. arvensis keeps flowering during the hot, dry summer due to its plasticity in key vegetative traits. Changes in temperature and photoperiod in summer trigger changes in gene expression and the production of small, rounded, UV-absorbing white flowers that attract a different assemblage of generalist pollinators. This shift in pollination niche potentially allows successful reproduction in harsh conditions, facilitating M. arvensis to face anthropogenic perturbations and climate change.
PB Nature Communications
SN 20411723
YR 2020
FD 2020-08-11
LK http://hdl.handle.net/11093/3877
UL http://hdl.handle.net/11093/3877
LA eng
NO Nature Communications, 11, 4019 (2020)
NO Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad | Ref. CGL2015-71634-P
DS Investigo
RD 09-dic-2024