EEB440H1 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Bee Pollen, Pollen Tube, Megachilidae
27 Apr 2016
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Ants live in the thorns of a bulb on the plant. The bulb protects the ants from the environment. Beltian bodies are eaten by the ants to gain sugars, protein, lipids, etc. The plant gets its seeds dispersed partly, protection from plant competition (seeds and things like vines), predator protection, and will often mob caterpillars. Ehrlich and raven"s paper was one of the first to discuss plant-herbivore interactions. Pollination is seen as being a +/+ interaction, a form of mutualism. Mutualism encompasses some pollination, some seed dispersal, but not all pollination/seed-dispersal can be classed as mutualism. Focus on mechanism and which phenotype the plant is presenting to the world. Plant presentation pollinator perception; decision-making pollinator response (how do they interact with the plant) pollen transfer efficiency plant rs plant presentation. Pollinator perception; decision-making pollinator foraging success pollinator rs . Pollen grain is an organism with a metabolism.
