Pollination systems involving floral mimicry of fruit: aspects of their ecology and evolution.

摘要: Floral mimicry of nonfloral resources is found across many angiosperm families, with varied models including carrion, dung, fungi, insects and fruit. These systems provide excellent to investigate the role visual olfactory cues for ecology evolution plant-animal interactions. Interestingly, floral fruit least documented in literature, although ripe or rotting fruits play an important as a food brood site insect groups such Diptera, Hymenoptera Coleoptera, frugivorous vertebrates bats birds. In ecosystems where represents frequent, reliable resource (e.g. tropical forests), this form could represent common class specialization possible along multiple axes different species, stages ripeness microbial colonization. review, we summarize current research on We place review context broader spectrum resources, discuss conceptual frameworks vs generalized deception pre-existing sensory bias. Finally, briefly specificity complexity fruit-insect ecological interactions, considerations questions moving forward field.