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dc.contributor.authorGoulson, Daveen_UK
dc.contributor.authorMcGuire, Kateen_UK
dc.contributor.authorMunro, Emma Een_UK
dc.contributor.authorAdamson, Susanen_UK
dc.contributor.authorColliar, Louiseen_UK
dc.contributor.authorPark, Kirstyen_UK
dc.contributor.authorTinsley, M Cen_UK
dc.contributor.authorGilburn, Andreen_UK
dc.date.accessioned2012-09-18T11:58:51Z-
dc.date.available2012-09-18T11:58:51Zen_UK
dc.date.issued2009-08en_UK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1893/7243-
dc.description.abstractIn Daucus carota L. (Apiaceae) the florets comprising the central umbellet of inflorescences are usually pink or dark purple, presenting a marked contrast to the surrounding umbellets, which are generally white. The number of dark florets varies, and some inflorescences have no dark florets. It has been proposed that the dark florets function as an insect mimic, and in so doing serve to attract insects to the flower. In contrast, other authors, Darwin included, suggest that they are functionally redundant. The present study examined whether the dark florets attract insects, and also whether this effect can be replicated by replacing these florets with an insect. At the study site in Portugal the predominant insect visitor was the beetle Anthrenus verbasci L. (Dermestidae), which is similar in size and shape to the dark florets. Large inflorescences and those with more dark florets attracted more beetles than small inflorescences and those with fewer or no dark florets. Inflorescences with the dark florets removed attracted fewer beetles visitors compared with intact inflorescences. Inflorescences in which the dark florets were replaced with one or a cluster of five dead, freeze-killed A. verbasci attracted more beetles than inflorescences from which the dark florets had been removed. Replacement of the dark florets with a relatively large Meloid beetle resulted in the attraction of markedly fewer A. verbasci. We conclude that the dark florets can act as an insect attractant for some insect groups by acting as an insect mimic, and that they are adaptive, in contrast to the speculations of Darwin.en_UK
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherWileyen_UK
dc.relationGoulson D, McGuire K, Munro EE, Adamson S, Colliar L, Park K, Tinsley MC & Gilburn A (2009) Functional significance of the dark central floret of Daucus carota (Apiaceae) L.; is it an insect mimic?. Plant Species Biology, 24 (2), pp. 77-82. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1442-1984.2009.00240.xen_UK
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dc.subjectAnthrenus verbascien_UK
dc.subjectcarroten_UK
dc.subjectDermestidaeen_UK
dc.subjectfloral evolutionen_UK
dc.titleFunctional significance of the dark central floret of Daucus carota (Apiaceae) L.; is it an insect mimic?en_UK
dc.typeJournal Articleen_UK
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dc.identifier.doi10.1111/j.1442-1984.2009.00240.xen_UK
dc.citation.jtitlePlant Species Biologyen_UK
dc.citation.issn1442-1984en_UK
dc.citation.issn0913-557Xen_UK
dc.citation.volume24en_UK
dc.citation.issue2en_UK
dc.citation.spage77en_UK
dc.citation.epage82en_UK
dc.citation.publicationstatusPublisheden_UK
dc.citation.peerreviewedRefereeden_UK
dc.type.statusVoR - Version of Recorden_UK
dc.author.emaildave.goulson@stir.ac.uken_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationBiological and Environmental Sciencesen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Stirlingen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Stirlingen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Stirlingen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Stirlingen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationBiological and Environmental Sciencesen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationBiological and Environmental Sciencesen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationBiological and Environmental Sciencesen_UK
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dcterms.dateAccepted2009-08-31en_UK
dc.date.filedepositdate2012-08-06en_UK
rioxxterms.typeJournal Article/Reviewen_UK
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local.rioxx.authorGoulson, Dave|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorMcGuire, Kate|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorMunro, Emma E|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorAdamson, Susan|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorColliar, Louise|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorPark, Kirsty|0000-0001-6080-7197en_UK
local.rioxx.authorTinsley, M C|0000-0002-7715-1259en_UK
local.rioxx.authorGilburn, Andre|0000-0002-3836-768Xen_UK
local.rioxx.projectInternal Project|University of Stirling|https://isni.org/isni/0000000122484331en_UK
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