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nectar robbing
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Definition
Foraging behavior where floral visitors bypass the floral opening and access nectar by chewing holes in nectar spurs or using pre-existing holes
Related Terms (25)
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Publications (49)
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A nectar-inhabiting bacterium may not influence female fitness in Ipomopsis aggregata
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Observing the effects of a nectar-inhabiting bacterium, Pantoea sp., and nectar robbing on male fitness in Ipomopsis aggregata
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Fit or Unlit: using quantum dots to investigate the effects of a floricolous yeast and nectar robbing on male fitness in Ipomopsis aggregata
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Elucidating the influence of a nectar yeast and nectar robbing on bumblebee foraging tactic constancy
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The hole truth: why do bumble bees rob flowers more than once?
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Investigating the potential mechanism behind bumble bee preference for Corydalis flowers inhabited by nectar specialist yeast
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Effects of Experimental Water Addition on Floral Nectar Traits
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Determining changes in floral volatile composition of <i> Ipomopsis aggregata </i> in response to nectar robbing and its associated microorganisms
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The sensory and cognitive ecology of nectar robbing
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Effects of nectar robbing on the volatile organic compounds and nectar chemistry of intraindividual flowers in <i> Corydalis caseana </i> ssp. <i> brandegeei </i>
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Competition for nectar resources does not affect bee foraging tactic constancy
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Bumble bees are constant to nectar-robbing behaviour despite low switching costs
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Floral reward strategies, visitor behavior, and plant reproductive outcomes
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Why are some plant-nectar robber interactions commensalisms?
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Foraging strategy predicts foraging economy in a facultative secondary nectar robber
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Foraging strategy predicts foraging economy in a facultative secondary nectar robber
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Facilitated exploitation of pollination mutualisms: fitness consequences for plants
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Consequences of Nectar Robbing in Colorado Wildflowers: Insect Variation and Nectar Sugar Concentration
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The effects of primary and secondary nectar robbing of Ipomopsis aggregata on hummingbird visitation.
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The effects of primary and secondary nectar robbing of Ipomopsis aggregata on hummingbird visitation.
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The Impact of Primary and Secondary Robbing on Hummingbird Pollination.
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When resources don't rescue: flowering phenology and species interactions affect compensation to herbivory in <i>Ipomopsis aggregata</i>
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Patterns of sap-foraging on willows (<i>Salix spp.i</i>) by a keystone species: the Red-naped Sapsucker (<i>Sphyrapicus nuchalis</i>)
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Additive effects of herbivory, nectar robbing and seed predation on male and female fitness components of the host plant <i>Ipomopsis aggregata</i>
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The effects of phenology on <i>Delphinium nuttallianum</i>
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Effects of multi-species interactions in gynodioecious populations of <i>Polemonium foliosissimum</i>
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Mosquitoes: more likely nectar thieves than pollinators
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Realized tolerance to nectar robbing: compensation to floral enemies in <i>Ipomopsis aggregata</i>
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Effects of nectar robbing on pollen deposition and hummingbird-pollinator behavior in <i>Ipomopsis aggregata</i>
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Interactions between nectar robbers and seed predators mediated by a shared host plant, <i>Ipomopsis aggregata</i>
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Mechanisms of tolerance to floral larceny in two animal-pollinated wildflowers, <i>Polemonium viscosum</i> and <i>Ipomopsis aggregata</i>
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Climate Change is Causing A Decline in Bombus occidentalis by Reducing its Floral Resources
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Predicting the effects of nectar robbing on plant reproduction: implications of pollen limitation and plant mating system
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Nectar robbing patterns in Ipomopsis aggregata and Linaria vulgaris
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Nectar robbing patterns in Ipomopsis aggregata and Linaria vulgaris
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Floral larceny: Implications, resistance, and the potential for tolerance
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Temporal and spatial variation in pollination of a montane herb: a seven-year study
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Effects of nectar robbing on nectar dynamics and bumblebee foraging strategies in Linaria vulgaris
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Nectar robbing in Ipomopsis aggregata: does high nectar production confer tolerance?
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The dual role of floral traits: pollinator attraction and plant defense
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The ecology of pollination and nectar robbing in Linaria vulgaris in the Colorado Rocky Mountains
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Impact of nectar robbing on estimates of pollen flow: conceptual predictions and emperical outcomes
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The effects of ungulate herbivory and nutrient variation on pollen reciept in Ipomopsis aggregata
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Variation in nectar robbing over time, space, and species
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The impact of floral larceny on individuals, populations, and communities
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Consequences of nectar robbing for realized male function in a hummingbird-pollinated plant
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Consequences of nectar robbing for realized male function in a hummingbird-pollinated plant
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Are nectar robbers cheaters or mutualists?
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