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SUBMITTER: Tsuji K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4940504 | biostudies-literature | 2016
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Tsuji Kaoru K Dhami Manpreet K MK Cross David J R DJ Rice Carolyn P CP Romano Nic H NH Fukami Tadashi T
AoB PLANTS 20160711
Florivory, or damage to flowers by herbivores, can make flowers less attractive to pollinators, potentially resulting in reduced plant fitness. However, not many studies have combined observations with experiments to assess the causal link between florivory and pollination. We conducted field observations at eight sites in northern California, combined with field experiments that involved artificial floral damage, to study the effect of florivory on pollination in the hummingbird-pollinated stic ...[more]