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dc.contributor.authorScaccabarozzi, Daniela
dc.contributor.authorCozzolino, S.
dc.contributor.authorGuzzetti, L.
dc.contributor.authorGalimberti, A.
dc.contributor.authorMilne, Lynne
dc.contributor.authorDixon, Kingsley
dc.contributor.authorPhillips, R.D.
dc.date.accessioned2020-10-15T00:53:34Z
dc.date.available2020-10-15T00:53:34Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.identifier.citationScaccabarozzi, D. and Cozzolino, S. and Guzzetti, L. and Galimberti, A. and Milne, L. and Dixon, K.W. and Phillips, R.D. 2018. Masquerading as pea plants: behavioural and morphological evidence for mimicry of multiple models in an Australian orchid. Annals of botany. 122 (6): pp. 1061-1073.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/81432
dc.identifier.doi10.1093/aob/mcy166
dc.description.abstract

Background and Aims: While there is increasing recognition of Batesian floral mimicry in plants, there are few confirmed cases where mimicry involves more than one model species. Here, we test for pollination by mimicry in Diuris (Orchidaceae), a genus hypothesized to attract pollinators via mimicry of a range of co-occurring pea plants (Faboideae). Methods: Observations of pollinator behaviour were made for Diuris brumalis using arrays of orchid flowers. An analysis of floral traits in the co-flowering community and spectral reflectance measurements were undertaken to test if Di. brumalis and the pea plants showed strong similarity and were likely to be perceived as the same by bees. Pollen removal and fruit-set were recorded at 18 sites over two years to test if fitness of Di. brumalis increased with the abundance of the model species. Key Results: Diuris brumalis shares the pollinator species Trichococolletes capillosus and T. leucogenys (Hymenoptera: Colletidae) with co-flowering Faboideae from the genus Daviesia. On Di. brumalis, Trichocolletes exhibited the same stereotyped food-foraging and mate-patrolling behaviour that they exhibit on Daviesia. Diuris and pea plants showed strong morphological similarity compared to the co-flowering plant community, while the spectral reflectance of Diuris was similar to that of Daviesia spp. Fruit-set and pollen removal of Di. brumalis was highest at sites with a greater number of Daviesia flowers. Conclusions: Diuris brumalis is pollinated by mimicry of co-occurring congeneric Faboideae species. Evidence for mimicry of multiple models, all of which share pollinator species, suggests that this may represent a guild mimicry system. Interestingly, Di. brumalis belongs to a complex of species with similar floral traits, suggesting that this represents a useful system for investigating speciation in lineages that employ mimicry of food plants.

dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherOXFORD UNIV PRESS
dc.subjectScience & Technology
dc.subjectLife Sciences & Biomedicine
dc.subjectPlant Sciences
dc.subjectDiuris brumalis
dc.subjectDaviesia
dc.subjectFaboideae
dc.subjectColletidae
dc.subjectmimicry
dc.subjectfood deception specialization
dc.subjectpollination
dc.subjectpollinator behaviour
dc.subjectplant fitness
dc.subjectBUMBLEBEES BOMBUS-TERRESTRIS
dc.subjectFLORAL MIMICRY
dc.subjectPOLLINATOR SPECIFICITY
dc.subjectTRAUNSTEINERA-GLOBOSA
dc.subjectCOLOR DISCRIMINATION
dc.subjectSEXUAL DECEPTION
dc.subjectFOOD
dc.subjectEVOLUTION
dc.subjectBEES
dc.subjectCHEMISTRY
dc.titleMasquerading as pea plants: behavioural and morphological evidence for mimicry of multiple models in an Australian orchid
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume122
dcterms.source.number6
dcterms.source.startPage1061
dcterms.source.endPage1073
dcterms.source.issn0305-7364
dcterms.source.titleAnnals of botany
dc.date.updated2020-10-15T00:53:32Z
curtin.departmentSchool of Molecular and Life Sciences (MLS)
curtin.departmentSchool of Earth and Planetary Sciences (EPS)
curtin.accessStatusOpen access via publisher
curtin.facultyFaculty of Science and Engineering
curtin.contributor.orcidDixon, Kingsley [0000-0001-5989-2929]
curtin.contributor.orcidMilne, Lynne [0000-0003-4542-6913]
curtin.contributor.orcidScaccabarozzi, Daniela [0000-0003-2446-8794]
curtin.contributor.researcheridDixon, Kingsley [A-8133-2016] [B-1042-2011]
dcterms.source.eissn1095-8290
curtin.contributor.scopusauthoridDixon, Kingsley [35556048900] [55498810700] [57203078005]
curtin.contributor.scopusauthoridMilne, Lynne [7005477302]


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