scholarly journals Intraflower variation in nectar secretion: Secretion patterns and pollinator behavior in male- and female-phase flowers

2018 ◽  
Vol 105 (5) ◽  
pp. 842-850 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ando Misaki ◽  
Tomoyuki Itagaki ◽  
Yutaka Matsubara ◽  
Satoki Sakai
Keyword(s):  
Nectar Secretion ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Pollinator Behavior ◽  
Female Phase

scholarly journals Nectar secretion and pollen production in protandrous flowers of Campanula patula L. (Campanulaceae)

2018 ◽  
Vol 71 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bożena Denisow ◽  
Monika Strzałkowska-Abramek ◽  
Małgorzata Wrzesień
Keyword(s):  
Sugar Accumulation ◽  
Reproductive Costs ◽  
Pollen Production ◽  
Nectar Secretion ◽  
Mass Content ◽  
Plastic Response ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Functional Relationships ◽  
Female Phase ◽  
Male Phase

Nectar secretion was noted both in the male and female floral phases of the protandrous flowers of <em>Campanula patula</em> (Campanulaceae). Female-biased sugar accumulation was evidenced and plasticity in the duration of sexual phases observed. Flowers in the male phase produced twofold less nectar with lower sugar concentrations compared to female-phase flowers. The sugar mass content averaged 0.6 mg ±0.45 <em>SD</em> per flower in the male phase and 1.4 ±0.5 <em>SD</em> per flower in the female phase. The pollen mass averaged 0.16 mg ±0.10 <em>SD</em> per flower. An understanding of the evolution of functional relationships between floral sexes requires consideration of the compensation of the reproductive costs, including the plastic response to interdependent factors, i.e., photosynthesis and growth, the effect of pollinators, pollen robbers, and external environmental forces.

scholarly journals Intraspecific Seasonal Variation of Flowering Synchronization in a Heterodichogamous Tree

Plants ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. 1509
Author(s):  
Noemi Tel-Zur ◽  
Tamar Keasar
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Diversity ◽  
Seasonal Variation ◽  
Phase Duration ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Flowering Synchrony ◽  
Flowering Season ◽  
Hand Pollination ◽  
Female Phase ◽  
Male Phase ◽  
Phase Differences

Heterodichogamous reproduction in plants involves two flowering morphs, reciprocal in their timing of male and female sexual functions. The degree of synchrony in floral sex phase, within and between individuals of each morph, determines the flowers’ potential fertilization partners. Complete within-morph synchrony enables across-morph mating alone, whereas unsynchronized floral sex phases may allow fertilization within a plant individual (geitonogamy) or within a morph. We documented the disruption of flowering synchrony in the heterodichogamous Ziziphus spina-christi towards the end of its seven-month flowering season. This desert tree has self-incompatible, protandrous, short-lived (2-day) flowers that open before dawn (‘Early’ morph) or around noon (‘Late’ morph). We counted flowers in the male and female phase on flowering branches that were sampled monthly during the 2016–2018 flowering seasons. In 2018, we also tagged flowers and followed their sex-phase distributions over two days at the start, middle, and end of the season. The switch to the female phase was delayed at the end-season (November-December), and 74% of the flowers did not develop beyond their male phase. Differences in male-phase duration resulted in asynchrony among flowers within each tree and among trees of both flowering morphs. Consequently, fertilization between trees of the same morph becomes potentially possible during the end-season. In controlled hand-pollination assays, some within-morph fertilizations set fruit. The end-season breakdown of synchronous flowering generates variability within morphs and populations. We suggest that this variability may potentially enable new mating combinations in a population and enhance its genetic diversity.

Effects of forest fragmentation on assemblages of pollinators and floral visitors to male- and female-phase inflorescences of Astrocaryum mexicanum (Arecaceae) in a Mexican rain forest

2010 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Armando Aguirre ◽  
Roger Guevara ◽  
Rodolfo Dirzo
Keyword(s):  
Species Richness ◽  
Forest Fragmentation ◽  
Rain Forest ◽  
Diversity Index ◽  
Fragment Size ◽  
Forest Fragments ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Female Phase ◽  
Male Phase ◽  
Floral Visitors

Abstract:We examined the consequences of habitat fragmentation on the assemblage of floral visitors and pollinators to male- and female-phase inflorescences of the understorey dominant palm Astrocaryum mexicanum at the Los Tuxtlas tropical rain forest. In six forest fragments ranging from 2 to 700 ha, we collected all floral visitors, pollinators and non-pollinators, to male- and female-phase inflorescences at the time of their greatest activity. We used multivariate and mixed-effects models to explore differences in guild composition between sexual phases of inflorescences and the effects of forest fragment size on several metrics of the assemblages of floral visitors. We detected 228 786 floral visitors, grouped into 57 species, across the six forest fragments. On average, abundance and species richness of floral visitors to female-phase inflorescences were higher than to male-phase ones. Forest fragmentation had no effect on species richness but negatively affected Shannon's diversity index. Overall, the most abundant species of floral visitors were predominantly found in inflorescences of plants from the large fragments. In contrast, most of the less common species were more abundant in the smallest fragments. The abundance of pollinators (those found on inflorescences of both phases and dusted with pollen that was carried to flower stigmas), and the ratio of pollinators to other floral visitors, increased with fragment size in both sexual phases of the inflorescences but these effects were significantly stronger on male-phase inflorescences than on female-phase inflorescences. These results show that tropical forest fragmentation correlates with changes in the composition of flower visitors to a dominant palm, with a reduction in the abundance of pollinators, but that such changes co-vary with the sexual phase of the plants.

scholarly journals Flowering, nectar production and insects visits in two cultivars of Cucurbita maxima Duch. flowers

2012 ◽  
Vol 61 (1) ◽  
pp. 99-106 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marta Dmitruk
Keyword(s):  
Sugar Content ◽  
Cucurbita Maxima ◽  
Nectar Secretion ◽  
Nectar Production ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Insect Visitation ◽  
Nectar Sugar ◽  
Winter Squash ◽  
Experimental Plots ◽  
Female Flowers

The study was conducted on experimental plots in the conditions of Lublin. In the years 1998-2000 flowering, nectar secretion and insect visitation of male and female flowers of two winter squash (<i>Cucurbita maxima</i> Duch.) cultivars: 'Ambar' and 'Amazonka', were studied. The plants flowered from July to October. The flower life span was within the range of 7-10 hours. Female flowers of cv. Ambar were marked by the most abundant nectar secretion (129 mg). The nectar sugar content can be estimated as average (25%-35%). Winter squash nectar contained 84% of sucrose as well as 8-9% of fructose and 7%-8% of glucose. Flowers of the studied taxa were frequently foraged by the honey bee (66%-98% of total insects) and bumblebees (1%-30%).

scholarly journals Flowering, nectar secretion, pollen shed and insect foraging on Aquilegia vulgaris L. (Ranunculaceae)

2012 ◽  
Vol 65 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bożena Denisow ◽  
Sebastian Antoń
Keyword(s):  
Reproductive System ◽  
Sugar Yield ◽  
Pollen Production ◽  
Nectar Secretion ◽  
Flower Opening ◽  
Flower Visitors ◽  
Insect Visitation ◽  
Female Phase ◽  
Pollen Shed

This study on blooming biology, nectar secretion, pollen production and insect visitation of <i>Aquilegia vulgaris</i> L. was carried out in 2009 and 2011 in Lublin. The peak of flower opening during the day was between 5.00 and 7.00 (GMT +2). The flowers are protandrous with the female phase beginning approx. on the 3rd day of anthesis. The dynamics of nectar secretion and pollen shed from anthers (progressing from the central part of the androecium outwards) support the reproductive system. The amount of nectar accumulated in the spurs increased from the bud stage and was the highest in the phase with approx. ¾ of dehisced anthers, usually on the 3<sup>rd</sup> day of flower life. Then, towards the end of anthesis, the amount of secreted and accumulated nectar decreased. The number of anthers developed per flower varied from 41 to 61 (mean = 49.1). The mass of pollen per 100 anthers averaged 6.7 mg. Pollen production per flower (mean = 3.28 mg) slightly varied between years and was mainly correlated with the number of developed anthers. Estimated pollen yield was 1.69 g per m<sup>2</sup> and sugar yield 1.22 g per m<sup>2</sup>. Species from the genus <i>Bombus</i> were the main flower visitors, with <i>B. terrestris</i> being the most frequent forager.

The Clinical, Roentgenological and Morphological Effects of an Acute Exposure of Phosgene on the Lungs of Dogs

1971 ◽  
Vol 29 ◽  
pp. 236-237
Author(s):  
R. F. Bils ◽  
W. F. Diller ◽  
F. Huth
Keyword(s):  
Latent Period ◽  
Chemical Industry ◽  
Toxic Substance ◽  
Lung Edema ◽  
X Rays ◽  
Beagle Dogs ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Morphological Alterations ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Electron Microscopes

Phosgene still plays an important role as a toxic substance in the chemical industry. Thiess (1968) recently reported observations on numerous cases of phosgene poisoning. A serious difficulty in the clinical handling of phosgene poisoning cases is a relatively long latent period, up to 12 hours, with no obvious signs of severity. At about 12 hours heavy lung edema appears suddenly, however changes can be seen in routine X-rays taken after only a few hours' exposure (Diller et al., 1969). This study was undertaken to correlate these early changes seen by the roengenologist with morphological alterations in the lungs seen in the'light and electron microscopes.Forty-two adult male and female Beagle dogs were selected for these exposure experiments. Treated animals were exposed to 94.5-107-5 ppm phosgene for 10 min. in a 15 m3 chamber. Roentgenograms were made of the thorax of each animal before and after exposure, up to 24 hrs.

Ultrastructural investigation of spontaneous pituitary gonadotroph cell adenomas in aging Sprague-Dawley rats

1983 ◽  
Vol 41 ◽  
pp. 702-703
Author(s):  
D. J. McComb ◽  
J. Beri ◽  
F. Zak ◽  
K. Kovacs
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Animal Model ◽  
Epoxy Resin ◽  
Immunoelectron Microscopy ◽  
Tumor Type ◽  
Gonadal Function ◽  
Sprague Dawley ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Reticulin Fibers ◽  
Sprague Dawley Rats

Gonadotroph cell adenomas of the pituitary are infrequent in human patients and are not invariably associated with altered gonadal function. To date, no animal model of this tumor type exists. Herein, we describe spontaneous gonadotroph cell adenomas in old male and female Sprague-Dawley rats by histology, immunocytology and electron microscopy.The material consisted of the pituitaries of 27 male and 38 female Sprague Dawley rats, all 26 months of age or older, removed at routine autopsy. Sections of formal in-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue were stained with hematoxylin-phloxine-saffron (HPS), the PAS method and the Gordon-Sweet technique for the demonstration of reticulin fibers. For immunostaining, sections were exposed to anti-rat β-LH, anti-ratβ-TSH, anti-rat PRL, anti-rat GH and anti-rat ACTH 1-39. For electron microscopy, tissue was fixed in 2.5% glutaraldehyde, postfixed in 1% OsO4 and embedded in epoxy-resin. Tissue fixed in 10% formalin, embedded in epoxy resin without osmification, was used for immunoelectron microscopy.

Quantitative ultrastructural reconstruction of small regions within large volumes by correlative light and high voltage electron microscopy of serial 0.25-0.50 μm sections

1987 ◽  
Vol 45 ◽  
pp. 578-581
Author(s):  
Conly L. Rieder ◽  
Frederick J. Miller ◽  
Edwin Davison ◽  
Samuel S. Bowser ◽  
Kirsten Lewis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
High Voltage ◽  
Mitotic Spindle ◽  
Meiotic Spindle ◽  
High Voltage Electron Microscopy ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Voltage Electron ◽  
High Voltage Electron ◽  
Differential Stability ◽  
Sperm Aster

In this abstract we Illustrate how same-section correlative light and high voltage electron microscopy (HVEM) of serial 0.25-0.50-μm sections can answer questions which are difficult to approach by EM of 60-100 nm sections.Starfish (Pisaster and Asterlas) eggs are fertilized at meiosis I when the oocyte contains two maternal centrosomes (e.g., asters) which form the poles of the first meiotic spindle. Immediately after fertilization a sperm aster is assembled in the vicinity of the male pronucleus and persists throughout meiosis. At syngamy the sperm aster splits to form the poles of the first mitotic spindle. During this time the functional and replicative properties of the maternal centrosome, inherited from the last meiotic division, are lost. The basis for this differential stability, of male and female centrosomes in the same cytoplasm, is a mystery.

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