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distraction hypothesis

Scope: community ecology

Papers: 2 | Mentions: 2

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Knowledge graph centered on distraction hypothesis with 62 nodes and 128 connections. Top connected: Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory, Gothic, Crested Butte, Beetles, Bombus.

Definition

The location of extrafloral nectaries relative to plant reproductive structures acts to distract flower-damaging ants or other visitors from flowers, and consequently pollinators as well

Related Terms (2)

protection hypothesisdistraction hypothesis

Publications (2)

Protection at a price? Ant interactions with pollinators on aspen sunflower (<i>Helianthella quinquenervis</i>)

The dual role of floral traits: pollinator attraction and plant defense

Related Concepts (8)

Pollinator-Plant Interactions

phenomenon2 shared papers

structural equation modeling

framework1 shared paper

nectar robbing

phenomenon1 shared paper

induced plant defenses

process1 shared paper

myrmecophily

phenomenon1 shared paper

factorial experiment

framework1 shared paper

Interspecies competition

phenomenon1 shared paper

extrafloral nectaries

phenomenon1 shared paper

Frequently Associated Species

Polemonium

Polemoniaceae2 papers

Polemonium viscosum

Polemoniaceae2 papers

Bombus

Caterpillars

Selasphorus platycercus

Trochilidae1 paper

Castilleja linariifolia

Orobanchaceae1 paper

Helianthella quinquenervis

Asteraceae1 paper

Nicotiana

Solanaceae1 paper

Linaria vulgaris

Plantaginaceae1 paper

Coleoptera

Liaoximordellidae1 paper