What maintains variation in flower accessibility to pollinators in plant communities? A simulation study
Frequencies of complex flowers vary among natural plant communities. Our model predicts that this variation is shaped by the plants' spatial distribution as well as by the cognitive abilities of their pollinators. The model generates novel and testable hypotheses for understanding how diversity in flower shapes is maintained in natural plant communities.
Authors
- Tamar Keasar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4925-0823)
- Éric Wajnberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6700-7114)
Institutions
- Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies du numérique (FR)
- Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement (FR)
- Fondation Sophia Antipolis (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Ecology and Evolution
- Published
- 2025-05-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-025-02380-0
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Plant and animal studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.03
Funders
- Israel Science Foundation