Initial floral visitor identity and foraging time strongly influence blueberry reproductive success

• Published in: Basic and applied ecology Vol. 60; pp. 114 - 122
• Main Authors: Kendall, Liam K., Stavert, Jamie R., Gagic, Vesna, Hall, Mark, Rader, Romina
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier GmbH 01.05.2022; Elsevier
• Subjects: additive effect; Apis mellifera; applied ecology; Biologi; Biological Sciences; blueberries; Ecology; Ecology (including Biodiversity Conservation); Ecosystem function; Ekologi; flowers; fruit weight; fruits; Natural Sciences; Naturvetenskap; pollination; Pollination services; pollinators; reproductive success; species; stingless bees; Tetragonula carbonaria; Vaccinium corymbosum; Apis mellifera; Vaccinium corymbosum; Tetragonula carbonaria; Pollination services; Ecosystem function

Priority effects occur when the order of species arrival affects subsequent ecological processes. The order that pollinator species visit flowers may affect pollination through a priority effect, whereby the first visitor reduces or modifies the contribution of subsequent visits. We observed floral...