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Flower visitors of Impatiens burtonii

Jan MertensMonday October 9th, 2017Wednesday October 11th, 2017 Uncategorized

We have released a video presenting the recent study on the role of long nectar spurs in pollination of Impatiens burtonii (Vlašánková et al. 2017, New Phytologist). You can directly see how the individual common visitors reach the flower spur and how efficient they are in accessing its nectar resources. The video, recorded by Štěpán Janeček and finalised by Jan Mertens, is now available on our youtube account or directly below this text.

Janeček Š., Chmel K., Ewome F.L., Hrubá K., Klomberg Y., Kobe I.N., Kouede R.D., Mertens J.E.J., Njie M.M., Tropek R. (2021) Differences in nectar traits between ornithophilous and entomophilous plants on Mount Cameroon. Plants 10: 1161.

Kolar V., Tichanek F., Tropek R. (accepted) Evidence-based restoration of freshwater biodiversity after mining: Experience from Central European spoil heaps. Journal of Applied Ecology.

Chmel K., Ewome F.L., Gómez G.U., Klomberg Y., Mertens J.E.J., Tropek R., Janeček Š. (in press) Bird pollination syndrome is the plant’s adaptation to ornithophily, but nectarivorous birds are not so selective. Oikos.

Mertens J.E.J., Brisson L., Janeček Š., Klomberg Y., Maicher V., Sáfián Sz., Delabye S., Potocký P., Kobe I.N., Pyrcz T., Tropek R. (2021) Elevational and seasonal patterns of butterflies and hawkmoths in plant-pollinator networks in tropical rainforests of Mount Cameroon. Scientific Reports 11: 9710.

Delabye S., Maicher V., Sáfián Sz., Doležal J., Altman J., Janeček Š., Kobe I.N., Murkwe M., Šebek P., Tropek R. (2021) Butterfly and moth communities differ in their response to habitat structure in rainforests of Mount Cameroon. Biotropica 53: 567-580.

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