Reproductive flexibility and pollinator coupling in the carnivorous plant Utricularia damazioi from campos rupestres ecosystems

Rodrigues, Fernanda G, Dolsan, Hugo, Tunes, Priscila, Guimarães, Elza, Miranda, Vitor F O

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This study investigates the reproductive flexibility and plant-pollinator coupling in Utricularia damazioi, a carnivorous plant species found in the campos rupestres (rocky field) ecosystems. The research integrates pollination ecology, reproductive biology, and sensory ecology to understand how this plant ensures seed production under variable pollinator availability in fragmented or environmentally restrictive habitats. The findings highlight how reproductive flexibility promotes plant persistence in naturally disjunct vegetation types.

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Reproductive flexibility can promote plant persistence in fragmented or environmentally restrictive habitats by ensuring seed production under variable pollinator availability in small populations.

This may be particularly important in naturally disjunct vegetations, such as the campos rupestres.

Here, we integrated pollination ecology, reproductive biology, and sensory ecology to investigate the mechanisms that enable a carnivorous plant, Utricularia damazioi (Lentibulariaceae), to persist.

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Abstract. Reproductive flexibility can promote plant persistence in fragmented or environmentally restrictive habitats by ensuring seed production under va

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