Nocturnal pollination of Parkia velutina by Megalopta bees in Amazonia and its possible significance in the evolution of chiropterophily.

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Amazonia, Augochlorini, bat-pollination, bee-pollination, Halictidae, Leguminosae, Megalopta, melittophily, Parkia, nocturnal pollination.

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Nocturnal pollination of Parkia velutina by Megalopta bees in Amazonia and its possible significance in the evolution of chiropterophily. / Hopkins, M. J. G.; Fortune Hopkins, H. C.; Sothers, C. A.
In: Journal of Tropical Ecology, Vol. 16, No. 5, 09.2000, p. 733-746.

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title = "Nocturnal pollination of Parkia velutina by Megalopta bees in Amazonia and its possible significance in the evolution of chiropterophily.",

abstract = "Canopy observations of the rain forest tree Parkia velutina (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae) in Amazonian Brazil indicate that it is pollinated by night-flying bees. The small red flowers are organized into spherical heads; they open in the late afternoon and attract Megalopta bees (Halictidae: Augochlorini) which forage for pollen after dark. In contrast to the numerous bat-pollinated species of Parkia, no nectar was detected. Nocturnal melittophily is proposed as a possible intermediate stage in the evolution of chiropterophily from diurnal entomophily in Parkia.",

keywords = "Amazonia, Augochlorini, bat-pollination, bee-pollination, Halictidae, Leguminosae, Megalopta, melittophily, Parkia, nocturnal pollination.",

author = "Hopkins, {M. J. G.} and {Fortune Hopkins}, {H. C.} and Sothers, {C. A.}",

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AU - Sothers, C. A.

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N2 - Canopy observations of the rain forest tree Parkia velutina (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae) in Amazonian Brazil indicate that it is pollinated by night-flying bees. The small red flowers are organized into spherical heads; they open in the late afternoon and attract Megalopta bees (Halictidae: Augochlorini) which forage for pollen after dark. In contrast to the numerous bat-pollinated species of Parkia, no nectar was detected. Nocturnal melittophily is proposed as a possible intermediate stage in the evolution of chiropterophily from diurnal entomophily in Parkia.

AB - Canopy observations of the rain forest tree Parkia velutina (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae) in Amazonian Brazil indicate that it is pollinated by night-flying bees. The small red flowers are organized into spherical heads; they open in the late afternoon and attract Megalopta bees (Halictidae: Augochlorini) which forage for pollen after dark. In contrast to the numerous bat-pollinated species of Parkia, no nectar was detected. Nocturnal melittophily is proposed as a possible intermediate stage in the evolution of chiropterophily from diurnal entomophily in Parkia.

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KW - Augochlorini

KW - bat-pollination

KW - bee-pollination

KW - Halictidae

KW - Leguminosae

KW - Megalopta

KW - melittophily

KW - Parkia

KW - nocturnal pollination.

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VL - 16

SP - 733

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JO - Journal of Tropical Ecology

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