Pollinator cognition and the function of complex rewards.
Trends Ecol Evol
; 2024 Jul 16.
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| ID: mdl-39019730
ABSTRACT
The cognitive ecology of pollination is most often studied using simple rewards, yet flowers often contain multiple types of chemically complex rewards, each varying along multiple dimensions of quality. In this review we highlight ways in which reward complexity can impact pollinator cognition, demonstrating the need to consider ecologically realistic rewards to fully understand plant-pollinator interactions. We show that pollinators' reward preferences can be modulated by reward chemistry and the collection of multiple reward types. We also discuss how reward complexity can mediate pollinator learning through a variety of mechanisms, both with and without reward preference being altered. Finally, we show how an understanding of decision-making strategies is necessary to predict how pollinators' evaluation of reward options depends on the other options available.
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MEDLINE
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En
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Trends Ecol Evol
Ano de publicação:
2024
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Article
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Reino Unido