The function of the wild carrot's dark central floret: attract, guide or deter?

Polte S, Reinhold K (2013)
Plant Species Biology 28(1): 81-86.

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Polte, Sabrina; Reinhold, KlausUniBi
Abstract / Bemerkung
Although Charles Darwin wrote about flower polymorphism in the wild carrot, Daucus carota, the function of the conspicuous central dark floret is still unclear. We used video recordings to evaluate the functional significance of the dark central floret as a short-distance signal for insects landing on the umbels and analyzed the location of landing points, landing orientation and visit duration. These parameters, as well as insect attraction did not differ on umbels with and without a dark central floret. Hence, we found no evidence for the role of the dark central floret in the pollination of D. carota. Umbels with a dark central floret, however, were parasitized significantly less often by the gall midge Kiefferia pericarpiicola than umbels without a dark central floret. We propose that the dark central floret may play a role in reducing parasite infestation by mimicking an already present gall or deterring oviposition of the gall midge by other means.
Stichworte
Daucus carota; flower polymorphism; herbivory; pollination; plant-insect; interactions
Erscheinungsjahr
2013
Zeitschriftentitel
Plant Species Biology
Band
28
Ausgabe
1
Seite(n)
81-86
ISSN
0913-557X
Page URI
https://pub.uni-bielefeld.de/record/2607438

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Polte S, Reinhold K. The function of the wild carrot's dark central floret: attract, guide or deter? Plant Species Biology. 2013;28(1):81-86.
Polte, S., & Reinhold, K. (2013). The function of the wild carrot's dark central floret: attract, guide or deter? Plant Species Biology, 28(1), 81-86. doi:10.1111/j.1442-1984.2012.00368.x
Polte, Sabrina, and Reinhold, Klaus. 2013. “The function of the wild carrot's dark central floret: attract, guide or deter?”. Plant Species Biology 28 (1): 81-86.
Polte, S., and Reinhold, K. (2013). The function of the wild carrot's dark central floret: attract, guide or deter? Plant Species Biology 28, 81-86.
Polte, S., & Reinhold, K., 2013. The function of the wild carrot's dark central floret: attract, guide or deter? Plant Species Biology, 28(1), p 81-86.
S. Polte and K. Reinhold, “The function of the wild carrot's dark central floret: attract, guide or deter?”, Plant Species Biology, vol. 28, 2013, pp. 81-86.
Polte, S., Reinhold, K.: The function of the wild carrot's dark central floret: attract, guide or deter? Plant Species Biology. 28, 81-86 (2013).
Polte, Sabrina, and Reinhold, Klaus. “The function of the wild carrot's dark central floret: attract, guide or deter?”. Plant Species Biology 28.1 (2013): 81-86.
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