Pollination biology and breeding system in five nocturnal species of Oenothera (Onagraceae): reproductive assurance and opportunities for outcrossing

• Published in: Plant systematics and evolution Vol. 304; no. 10; pp. 1231 - 1243
• Main Authors: Antoń, Sebastian, Denisow, Bożena
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Vienna Springer-Verlag GmbH 01.12.2018; Springer Vienna; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Assurance; Bees; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Bombus; Breeding; Bumblebees; Diurnal; Europe; field experimentation; Field tests; flowering; Flowers; foraging; Foraging behavior; honey bees; Insects; Lepidoptera; Life Sciences; Nectar; Nocturnal; Oenothera; open pollination; Original Article; outcrossing; Plant Anatomy/Development; Plant Ecology; Plant reproduction; Plant Sciences; Plant Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography; Pollen; pollen loads; Pollination; Pollinators; Seed set; selfing; Europe; Stigma receptivity; Prior selfing; Bumblebees; Plant mating systems; Self-fertilization; Pollination

The capacity to produce seed, both by selfing and outcrossing, or mixed mating strategies, is considered a mechanism for overcoming unpredictable pollinator availability. In the present study, we investigate breeding system, insect visitations and the role of insect visitors in the pollination of fi...