AUTHOR=Adit Arjun , Singh Vineet Kumar , Koul Monika , Tandon Rajesh TITLE=Breeding System and Response of the Pollinator to Floral Larceny and Florivory Define the Reproductive Success in Aerides odorata JOURNAL=Frontiers in Plant Science VOLUME=Volume 12 - 2021 YEAR=2022 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/plant-science/articles/10.3389/fpls.2021.767725 DOI=10.3389/fpls.2021.767725 ISSN=1664-462X ABSTRACT=
Consumption of pollination reward by felonious means in a plant species can influence the foraging behavior of its pollinator and eventually the reproductive success. So far, studies on this aspect are largely confined to interaction involving plant-pollinators and nectar robbers or thieves. However, a foraging guild in such interactions may also include floral herbivores or florivores. There is a paucity of information on the extent to which nectar larcenists may influence the foraging behavior of the pollinator and reproductive fitness of plants in the presence of a florivore. We investigated various forms of larceny in the natural populations of