Can red flowers be conspicuous to bees? Bombus dahlbomii and south american temperate forest flowers as a case in point
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY;
J. Exp. Biol.
| dc.creator | Estay-Palacios, Patricia | |
| dc.creator | Kalin, Mary | |
| dc.creator | Marquez, N. | |
| dc.creator | Martínez-Harms, Jaime | |
| dc.date | 2017-04-27T18:53:32Z | |
| dc.date | 2022-07-07T02:26:43Z | |
| dc.date | 2017-04-27T18:53:32Z | |
| dc.date | 2022-07-07T02:26:43Z | |
| dc.date | 2010 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-08-22T02:51:59Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-08-22T02:51:59Z | |
| dc.identifier | 0 | |
| dc.identifier | D01I1028 | |
| dc.identifier | D01I1028 | |
| dc.identifier | WOS:000274152400013 | |
| dc.identifier | 0022-0949 | |
| dc.identifier | https://hdl.handle.net/10533/197916 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/8312338 | |
| dc.description | It has been argued that trichromatic bees with photoreceptor spectral sensitivity peaks in the ultraviolet (UV), blue and green areas of the spectrum are blind to long wavelengths (red to humans). South American temperate forests (SATF) contain a large number of human red-looking flowers that are reported to be visited by the bumblebee Bombus dahlbomii. In the present study, B. dahlbomii's spectral sensitivity was measured through electroretinogram (ERG) recordings. No extended sensitivity to long wavelengths was found in B. dahlbomii. The spectral reflectance curves from eight plant species with red flowers were measured. The color loci occupied by these flowers in the bee color space was evaluated using the receptor noise-limited model. Four of the plant species have pure red flowers with low levels of chromatic contrast but high levels of negative L-receptor contrast. Finally, training experiments were performed in order to assess the role of achromatic cues in the detection and discrimination of red targets by B. dahlbomii. The results of the training experiments suggest that the bumblebee relies on achromatic contrast provided by the L-receptor to detect and discriminate red targets. These findings are discussed in the context of the evolutionary background under which the relationship between SATF species and their flower visitors may have evolved. | |
| dc.description | We thank Gonzalo Marin for suggestions and stimulating discussion, Lars Chittka for his valuable advice on experimental procedures and Randolf Menzel for helpful comments on early versions of the manuscript. We are grateful to Rodrigo A. Vasquez, Monica Carvajal and Alex Vielma for their support while conducting the experiments. We thank Senda Darwin foundation and CONAF for their logistic support. We also thank the anonymous reviewers who helped to improve the manuscript. J.M.-H. was supported by a scholarship from the Institute of Ecology and Biodiversity (IEB) contract ICM P05-002; N. M. by a grant MECESUP UCO 0214; J.M. by a FONDECYT grant 1030522 J.M.; A. G. P. by a grant PBCTACT45; P. E. by a FONDEF grant DO1I1028. During the elaboration of the manuscript A. G. P. was a Senior Researcher, associated to INRIA-CORTEX team and CREA Ecole Polytechnique, France, and the general support during his stay is very much appreciated. | |
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| dc.description | FONDEF | |
| dc.description | j.martinez-harms@fu-berlin.de | |
| dc.description | Institute of Ecology and Biodiversity (IEB) [ICM P05-002]; FONDECYT [1030522]; FONDEF [DO1I1028]; [MECESUP UCO 0214]; [PBCTACT45] | |
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| dc.language | ENG | |
| dc.publisher | COMPANY OF BIOLOGISTS LTD | |
| dc.relation | instname: Conicyt | |
| dc.relation | reponame: Repositorio Digital RI2.0 | |
| dc.relation | instname: Conicyt | |
| dc.relation | reponame: Repositorio Digital RI2.0 | |
| dc.relation | info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/Fondef/D01I1028 | |
| dc.relation | info:eu-repo/semantics/dataset/hdl.handle.net/10533/93477 | |
| dc.relation | https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.037622 | |
| dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | |
| dc.title | Can red flowers be conspicuous to bees? Bombus dahlbomii and south american temperate forest flowers as a case in point | |
| dc.title | JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY | |
| dc.title | J. Exp. Biol. | |
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| dc.type | info:eu-repo/semantics/article | |
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