Interaction networks and the use of floral resources by male orchid bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Euglossini) in a primary rain forests of the Chocó Region (Colombia)
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| contents | Interaction networks and the use of floral resources by male orchid bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Euglossini) in a primary rain forests of the Chocó Region (Colombia) Rodulfo Ospina-Torres Paula María Montoya-Pfeiffer Alejandro Parra Víctor Solarte Joel Tupac Otero Biología plant mutualisms pollinators Community ecology interactionnetworks Orchid bees are important keystone pollinators from the Neotropics. With the aim to study the rela-tionships between orchid bees and their nectar and aromatic host species, we made systematic samplings ofmales across two conservation areas in the biogeographic Chocó Region of Colombia. We used chemical baitsto collect 352 male bees during five months. The pollen attached to their bodies was extracted for palynologicalidentification and to estimate interaction networks. The euglossine community consisted of at least 22 speciesincludingEg. maculilabris, Eg. orellana, Eg. championiandEg. ignita.The male bees were associated with84 plants but depended on a small group of them (Peperomiaspp. andAnthuriumspp, as well as species ofSolanaceae, Ericaceae and Malpighiaceae) which were widely distributed across the altitudinal gradient, andwere available through the year. The resulting interaction networks revealed a typical nested pattern usuallyfound in plant-pollinator interactions, with several rare bee and plant species interaction with a small group ofgeneralist bees and plant species. Albeit, we found variation within networks related to species composition.Such variation may be a consequence of specific differences in plant flowering phenology. Rev. Biol. Trop. 63(3): 647-658. Epub 2015 September 01. 2015 artículo científico 0034-7744 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=44939781008 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/449/44939781008/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/449/44939781008/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/449/44939781008/44939781008.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/449/44939781008/movil en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=449 Revista de Biología Tropical application/pdf Universidad de Costa Rica Revista de Biología Tropical (Costa Rica) Num.3 Vol.63 |
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| spellingShingle | Interaction networks and the use of floral resources by male orchid bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Euglossini) in a primary rain forests of the Chocó Region (Colombia) Rodulfo Ospina-Torres Biología plant mutualisms pollinators Community ecology interactionnetworks Interaction networks and the use of floral resources by male orchid bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Euglossini) in a primary rain forests of the Chocó Region (Colombia) Rodulfo Ospina-Torres Paula María Montoya-Pfeiffer Alejandro Parra Víctor Solarte Joel Tupac Otero Biología plant mutualisms pollinators Community ecology interactionnetworks Orchid bees are important keystone pollinators from the Neotropics. With the aim to study the rela-tionships between orchid bees and their nectar and aromatic host species, we made systematic samplings ofmales across two conservation areas in the biogeographic Chocó Region of Colombia. We used chemical baitsto collect 352 male bees during five months. The pollen attached to their bodies was extracted for palynologicalidentification and to estimate interaction networks. The euglossine community consisted of at least 22 speciesincludingEg. maculilabris, Eg. orellana, Eg. championiandEg. ignita.The male bees were associated with84 plants but depended on a small group of them (Peperomiaspp. andAnthuriumspp, as well as species ofSolanaceae, Ericaceae and Malpighiaceae) which were widely distributed across the altitudinal gradient, andwere available through the year. The resulting interaction networks revealed a typical nested pattern usuallyfound in plant-pollinator interactions, with several rare bee and plant species interaction with a small group ofgeneralist bees and plant species. Albeit, we found variation within networks related to species composition.Such variation may be a consequence of specific differences in plant flowering phenology. Rev. Biol. Trop. 63(3): 647-658. Epub 2015 September 01. 2015 artículo científico 0034-7744 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=44939781008 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/449/44939781008/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/449/44939781008/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/449/44939781008/44939781008.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/449/44939781008/movil en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=449 Revista de Biología Tropical application/pdf Universidad de Costa Rica Revista de Biología Tropical (Costa Rica) Num.3 Vol.63 |
| title | Interaction networks and the use of floral resources by male orchid bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Euglossini) in a primary rain forests of the Chocó Region (Colombia) |
| topic | Biología plant mutualisms pollinators Community ecology interactionnetworks |
| url | https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=44939781008 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/449/44939781008/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/449/44939781008/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/449/44939781008/44939781008.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/449/44939781008/movil |