Humans Share More Preferences for Floral Phenotypes With Pollinators Than With Pests

• DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.647347
• Publication Date: 2021-08-23T12:49:35Z
• Authors: Victoria Ruiz-Her...; Lize Joubert; Amador Rodríguez-...; Silvia Artuso; Jonathan G. Pattrick; Perla A. Gómez; Sarah Eckerstorfer; Sarah Sophie Bran...; Carolina G. I. Tr...; Luis Martínez-Reina; Josh Booth; Alex Lau-Zhu; Julia Weiss; Pablo Bielza; Beverley J. Glover; Robert R. Junker; Marcos Egea-Cortines
• Keywords: Antirrhinum majus; Bombus terrestris; Bumblebee; Antirrhinum; Western flower thrips

Studies on the selection of floral traits usually consider pollinators and sometimes herbivores. However, humans also exert ornamental plants. We compared preferences bumblebees ( Bombus terrestris ), thrips Frankliniella occidentalis for flowers snapdragon. From a cross two species, Antirrhinum majus linkianum , we selected four Recombinant Inbred Lines (RILs). characterised scent emission from whole stamens, pollen content viability, trichome density, shape, size colour parts. tested bumblebees, thrips, flowers, bouquets, stamen scent, individual compounds. Humans showed parental whereas preferred RILs. Colour in combination with other traits, seem relevant phenotypes all organisms. Remarkably, visual override cues although, is an important trait when cannot see methyl benzoate was identified as key attractant them. The evolutionary trajectory result multiple interacting different organisms habits modes interaction.