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Nectar secretion patterns are associated to nectar accessibility in a guild of crepuscular-nocturnal flowering plants
Floral morphology can determine the type of animal that can be an effective pollinator. In flowers with nocturnal anthesis long-tubed flowers may...
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Nectar-Inhabiting Bacteria Affect Olfactory Responses of an Insect Parasitoid by Altering Nectar Odors
Floral nectar is ubiquitously colonized by a variety of microorganisms among which yeasts and bacteria are the most common. Microorganisms inhabiting...
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Proline and β-alanine influence bumblebee nectar consumption without affecting survival
Nectar composition is an important driver of insect attractiveness. Although bumblebees prefer sucrose-rich nectar, they were found to be the main...
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Floral Nectar Microbiome: An Untapped Aspect and Its Overall Impact on Plants in Changing Global Scenarios
Sugar-rich floral nectar is an apt medium to support the growth of microbes. Bacterial and yeast communities are common nectar-inhabiting organisms....
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Floral nectar reabsorption and a sugar concentration gradient in two long-spurred Habenaria species (Orchidaceae)
BackgroundFloral nectar is the most common reward flowers offered to pollinators. The quality and quantity of nectar produced by a plant species...
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Comparison of nectar and pollen resources in various Tilia species. A case study from southern Poland
Management of food resources is considered fundamental for supporting insect pollinators, whose abundance shows a downward trend on the global scale....
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Conspicuous, green flowers are an honest signal of nectar rewards in a bird-pollinated tree (Fuchsia excorticata, Onagraceae)
Bird-pollinated flowers typically appear ‘red’. Fuchsia excorticata (Onagraceae), a gynodioecious tree species endemic to New Zealand, is a notable...
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Floral nectar (FN): drivers of variability, causes, and consequences
This review article aims to compile updated information on the drivers of variability in floral nectar (FN), focusing mainly on concentration,...
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Development and anatomy of petals with specialized nectar holder and pollen container in Fumarioideae (Papaveraceae)
Main conclusionPetal developmental characteristics in Fumarioideae were similar at early stages, and the specialized nectar holder/pollen container...
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The indirect effect of nectar-inhabiting yeasts on olfactory responses and longevity of two stink bug egg parasitoids
Adult parasitoids are well known to feed on sugar-rich resources such as floral nectar. Recently, an increasing body of evidence has shown that...
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Serial reversal learning in nectar-feeding bats
We explored the behavioral flexibility of Commissaris’s long-tongued bats through a spatial serial reversal foraging task. Bats kept in captivity for...
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Nectar dynamics and butterfly floral visitors of Leucas stelligera Wall. ex Benth. and Ixora coccinea L.
Nectar dynamics and nectar sugar composition play an important role in attracting floral visitors. Though butterflies are considered next to...
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Continuous exchange of nectar nutrients in an Oriental hornet colony
Nutritional exchanges play a fundamental role in the evolution of animal societies. In higher animal societies, while adult individuals can be both...
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Consumption of nectar-like sugar solutions promotes longevity and fecundity in the ladybird beetles Harmonia axyridis and Hippodamia convergens
Coccinellids (Coccinellidae, commonly referred to as ladybeetles, ladybugs, or ladybirds) are predatory insects that often contribute to the...
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Soil salinization disrupts plant–plant signaling effects on extra-floral nectar induction in wild cotton
Plant–plant interactions via volatile organic compounds (VOCs) have received much attention, but how abiotic stresses affect these interactions is...
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Ultrastructural changes during nectar secretion from extrafloral nectaries of Pithecellobium dulce Benth
The structural changes in the secretory cells are important to understand the ontogeny and nectar secretion process from the nectaries. In this...
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Herbivory, plant traits and nectar chemistry interact to affect the community of insect visitors and pollination in common milkweed, Asclepias syriaca
Herbivory can alter plant fitness directly through changing reproductive allocation and indirectly through changing pollinator identity or behavior....
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The ecological role and potential impact of an alien tree highly attractive to native nectar-feeding birds in urban areas
Alien plants may provide considerable benefits to biodiversity in urban areas while showing low to moderate risk of negative impacts. Here, we...
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How can structure and nectar composition explain the secretory process in super productive nuptial nectaries of Mabea fistulifera Mart. (Euphorbiaceae)?
Mabea fistulifera , a species pollinated mainly by diurnal and nocturnal vertebrates, presents pendulous inflorescences with approximately 70 pairs of...
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Secretion and use of nectar across floral longevity of the protandrous Tropaeolum pentaphyllum Lam. (Tropaeolaceae)
The herbaceous vine Tropaeolum pentaphyllum Lam. is a geophyte. The species presents potential use as an ornamental, food and medicinal plant. In...
