Potential role of lava lizards as pollinators across the Galápagos Islands

Potential role of lava lizards as pollinators across the Galápagos Islands

Special Issue: Animal‐plant interactions.

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Main Authors: Hervías-Parejo, Sandra, Nogales, Manuel, Guzmán, Beatriz, Trigo, María del Mar, Olesen, Jens M., Vargas, Pablo, Heleno, Rubén H., Traveset, Anna
Other Authors: Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (España)
Format: artículo biblioteca
Published: John Wiley & Sons 2020-03
Subjects:Flower visitation, Microlophus spp., Mutualistic interactions, Pollination, Vertebrate radiation,
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/226253
http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100003329
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spelling dig-ipna-es-10261-2262532021-01-12T03:08:38Z Potential role of lava lizards as pollinators across the Galápagos Islands Hervías-Parejo, Sandra Nogales, Manuel Guzmán, Beatriz Trigo, María del Mar Olesen, Jens M. Vargas, Pablo Heleno, Rubén H. Traveset, Anna Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (España) Charles Darwin Foundation Flower visitation Microlophus spp. Mutualistic interactions Pollination Vertebrate radiation Special Issue: Animal‐plant interactions. Lizards have been reported as important pollinators on several oceanic islands. Here we evaluate the potential role of Galápagos lava lizards (Microlophus spp.) as pollinators across their radiation. Over 3 years, we sampled pollen transport by 9 lava lizard species on the 10 islands where they are present, including 7 single‐island endemics. Overall, only 25 of 296 individuals sampled (8.4%) transported pollen of 10 plant species, the most common being Prosopis juliflora, Exodeconus miersii, Sesuvium sp. and Cordia leucophlyctis. At least 8 of these plant species were native, and none were confirmed as introduced to the archipelago. Despite the low overall proportion of individuals carrying pollen, this was observed in 7 of the nine lizard species, and on 8 of the ten main islands (Española, Fernandina, Floreana, Isabela, Marchena, Pinta, Santa Cruz and Santiago), suggesting that this is a widespread interaction. The results reported here support the potential role of lava lizards as pollinators across their radiation, although they may represent a relatively modest contribution when compared with birds and insects. However, we cannot discard that lizards may be ecologically significant for particular plant species and ecosystems given the specific climatic condition and functional diversity of each island. This study is framed within the projects CGL2013-44386-P and CGL2015-67865-P funded by the Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (Spain). We thank the Charles Darwin Foundation, especially Diana Flores and Patricia Jaramillo and the Galápagos National Park, especially Galo Quezada and Carlos Vera (research permit numbers: PC-46-14, PC-20-15, PC-22-16), for offering us information and logistic support. 2021-01-08T11:30:05Z 2021-01-08T11:30:05Z 2020-03 2021-01-08T11:30:05Z artículo http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501 doi: 10.1111/1749-4877.12386 issn: 1749-4869 e-issn: 1749-4877 Integrative Zoology 15(2): 144-148 (2020) http://hdl.handle.net/10261/226253 10.1111/1749-4877.12386 http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100003329 #PLACEHOLDER_PARENT_METADATA_VALUE# #PLACEHOLDER_PARENT_METADATA_VALUE# info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/MINECO/Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2013-2016/CGL2013-44386-P info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/MINECO/Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2013-2016/CGL2015-67865-P http://doi.org/10.1111/1749-4877.12386 Sí none John Wiley & Sons
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topic Flower visitation
Microlophus spp.
Mutualistic interactions
Pollination
Vertebrate radiation
Flower visitation
Microlophus spp.
Mutualistic interactions
Pollination
Vertebrate radiation
spellingShingle Flower visitation
Microlophus spp.
Mutualistic interactions
Pollination
Vertebrate radiation
Flower visitation
Microlophus spp.
Mutualistic interactions
Pollination
Vertebrate radiation
Hervías-Parejo, Sandra
Nogales, Manuel
Guzmán, Beatriz
Trigo, María del Mar
Olesen, Jens M.
Vargas, Pablo
Heleno, Rubén H.
Traveset, Anna
Potential role of lava lizards as pollinators across the Galápagos Islands
description Special Issue: Animal‐plant interactions.
author2 Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (España)
author_facet Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (España)
Hervías-Parejo, Sandra
Nogales, Manuel
Guzmán, Beatriz
Trigo, María del Mar
Olesen, Jens M.
Vargas, Pablo
Heleno, Rubén H.
Traveset, Anna
format artículo
topic_facet Flower visitation
Microlophus spp.
Mutualistic interactions
Pollination
Vertebrate radiation
author Hervías-Parejo, Sandra
Nogales, Manuel
Guzmán, Beatriz
Trigo, María del Mar
Olesen, Jens M.
Vargas, Pablo
Heleno, Rubén H.
Traveset, Anna
author_sort Hervías-Parejo, Sandra
title Potential role of lava lizards as pollinators across the Galápagos Islands
title_short Potential role of lava lizards as pollinators across the Galápagos Islands
title_full Potential role of lava lizards as pollinators across the Galápagos Islands
title_fullStr Potential role of lava lizards as pollinators across the Galápagos Islands
title_full_unstemmed Potential role of lava lizards as pollinators across the Galápagos Islands
title_sort potential role of lava lizards as pollinators across the galápagos islands
publisher John Wiley & Sons
publishDate 2020-03
url http://hdl.handle.net/10261/226253
http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100003329
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