Title
Pollination system of Corylopsis gotoana (Hamamelidaceae) and its stonefly (Plecoptera) co-pollinator
Date Issued
01 October 2017
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Kato M.
Kyoto University
Publisher(s)
Blackwell Publishing
Abstract
The order Plecoptera is primarily known for its aquatic nymphs and their importance in many stream ecosystems. However, the biology and life history of Plecopteran terrestrial adults is mostly unknown, and hence interactions with plants have rarely been documented. Here, we report on insect visitation to flowers of Corylopsis gotoana (Hamamelidaceae) in a temperate forest of Japan, with emphasis on the behavior and pollination role of adults of a stonefly species, Strophopteryx nohirae (Taeniopterygidae), which were frequently observed in the flowers. The most frequent insect visitors to Corylopsis flowers were Bombylius major (Bombyliidae), Apis cerana (Apidae) and Bombus ardens (Apidae), all of which were considered main pollinators because of high rates of visitation and pollen attachment. Strophopteryx nohirae frequently visited Corylopsis trees, on which they foraged for pollen and mated. A field experiment on the pollination success of Corylopsis flowers visited by S. nohirae verified that this stonefly contributed to pollination.
Start page
440
End page
447
Volume
32
Issue
4
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Ciencias de las plantas, Botánica
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85021841296
Source
Plant Species Biology
ISSN of the container
0913557X
Sponsor(s)
This research was supported by Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A) 2010–2014 (22247003) and 2015–2020 (15H02420), granted to Makoto Kato, which were funded by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT). We thank Yume Imada and Kenji Suetsugu for their assistance and comments, which improved the manuscript, and two anonymous reviewers for their insightful comments and suggestions.
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