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(A) Mean amount of nectar remaining in the flowers at the end of the simulation. (B) Ratio of the amount of nectar remaining in the flowers when pollinators do and do not use the scent mark. The red dashed line represents the threshold where the nectar quantity remaining is equal for both strategies. (C) Coefficient of variation of the nectar remaining in the flowers at the end of simulation. In each figure, the x-axis represents the relative abundance of pollinators compared to flowers.
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Pollinator insects forage in complex and unpredictable resource landscapes, often using social information from congeneric individuals to acquire knowledge about their environment. It has long been recognized that this process allows them to exploit floral resources more efficiently and thus increase individual fitness. However, by creating correla...
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... also examined the distribution of nectar within the flowers. Fig 5 shows the average amount of nectar remaining in the flowers at the end of the simulation and its coefficient of variation for the same nectar secretion values and relative abundances of pollinators as described above. As expected, the amount of nectar remaining in the flowers is lower when the abundance of pollinators increases (Fig 5A). ...
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... 5 shows the average amount of nectar remaining in the flowers at the end of the simulation and its coefficient of variation for the same nectar secretion values and relative abundances of pollinators as described above. As expected, the amount of nectar remaining in the flowers is lower when the abundance of pollinators increases (Fig 5A). The amount of nectar remaining at the end of the simulation is higher when pollinators use the scent mark than when they do not, with the ratio between the two increasing with the abundance of pollinators (Fig 5B). ...
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... expected, the amount of nectar remaining in the flowers is lower when the abundance of pollinators increases (Fig 5A). The amount of nectar remaining at the end of the simulation is higher when pollinators use the scent mark than when they do not, with the ratio between the two increasing with the abundance of pollinators (Fig 5B). ...
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... when pollinators do not use the scent mark, the coefficient of variation of the remaining nectar increases sharply with the level of competition. On the contrary, when pollinators use the scent mark, the coefficient of variation is much lower and very similar for every value of competition and nectar coefficient (Fig 5C). When pollinators do not use the scent mark, competition increases the heterogeneity among the flowers, but when they use scent marks, this social information leads to a homogenization of the nectar distribution among the flowers. ...
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