Nectar robbing in Ipomopsis aggregata  : effects on pollinator behavior and plant fitness

Oecologia ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 116 (4) ◽  
pp. 519-527 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca E. Irwin ◽  
Alison K. Brody
Keyword(s):  
Plant Fitness ◽  
Nectar Robbing ◽  
Ipomopsis Aggregata ◽  
Pollinator Behavior

Nectar robbing impacts pollinator behavior but not plant reproduction

Oikos ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 125 (11) ◽  
pp. 1668-1676 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jenny A. Hazlehurst ◽  
Jordan O. Karubian
Keyword(s):  
Plant Reproduction ◽  
Nectar Robbing ◽  
Pollinator Behavior

scholarly journals Floral asymmetry and predation risk modify pollinator behavior, but only predation risk decreases plant fitness

Oecologia ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 181 (2) ◽  
pp. 475-485 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pablo Augusto Poleto Antiqueira ◽  
Gustavo Quevedo Romero
Keyword(s):  
Predation Risk ◽  
Plant Fitness ◽  
Pollinator Behavior

scholarly journals The Sensory and Cognitive Ecology of Nectar Robbing

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah K. Richman ◽  
Jessica L. Barker ◽  
Minjung Baek ◽  
Daniel R. Papaj ◽  
Rebecca E. Irwin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Processes ◽  
Animal Cognition ◽  
Floral Resources ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Complex Nature ◽  
Plant Fitness ◽  
Nectar Robbing ◽  
Cognitive Ecology ◽  
Variable Environment ◽  
Floral Tissue

Animals foraging from flowers must assess their environment and make critical decisions about which patches, plants, and flowers to exploit to obtain limiting resources. The cognitive ecology of plant-pollinator interactions explores not only the complex nature of pollinator foraging behavior and decision making, but also how cognition shapes pollination and plant fitness. Floral visitors sometimes depart from what we think of as typical pollinator behavior and instead exploit floral resources by robbing nectar (bypassing the floral opening and instead consuming nectar through holes or perforations made in floral tissue). The impacts of nectar robbing on plant fitness are well-studied; however, there is considerably less understanding, from the animal’s perspective, about the cognitive processes underlying nectar robbing. Examining nectar robbing from the standpoint of animal cognition is important for understanding the evolution of this behavior and its ecological and evolutionary consequences. In this review, we draw on central concepts of foraging ecology and animal cognition to consider nectar robbing behavior either when individuals use robbing as their only foraging strategy or when they switch between robbing and legitimate foraging. We discuss sensory and cognitive biases, learning, and the role of a variable environment in making decisions about robbing vs. foraging legitimately. We also discuss ways in which an understanding of the cognitive processes involved in nectar robbing can address questions about how plant-robber interactions affect patterns of natural selection and floral evolution. We conclude by highlighting future research directions on the sensory and cognitive ecology of nectar robbing.

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