The association betweenCarpophilus beetles and cactus flowers |
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| Authors: | Verne Grant Walter A Connell |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Botany, University of Texas, 78712 Austin, TX, USA;(2) Department of Entomology and Applied Ecology, University of Delaware, 19711 Newark, DE, USA |
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| Abstract: | There is a close association between bowl-shaped cactus flowers and the nitidulid beetlesCarpophilus pallipennis (Say) andC. floralis
Er. in North America. The nature of this association has not been clear. It now appears that the cactus flowers are brood sites of theCarpophilus beetles. The benefits in the association are one-sided, inasmuch as the beetles provide little or no pollination service for the flowers.Pollination of North American Cacti, VI. |
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| Keywords: | Cactaceae Nitidulidae Coleoptera Carpophilus Flower pollination |
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