Functional Ecology | Jennifer Apland: Isolating the effects of floral temperature on visitation and behaviour of wild bee and fly pollinators
Update: 2025-09-19
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In this podcast, Functional Ecology author Jennifer Apland chats to Assistant Editor Amelia Macho about her research article, "
Jennifer experimentally manipulated the temperature of model flowers to evaluate how flower temperature impacts visitation and behavior of wild bee and fly pollinators. Her research highlights that wild insect pollinator responses to floral temperature depend on ambient temperature. It also suggests that flowers with traits facilitating warming in cool conditions and cooling in warm conditions may experience higher rates of pollinator visitation and resultant reproductive success.
You can read Jennifer's full research article here:
https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.70037
You can also check out Jennifer's blog post about this work (as mentioned in the podcast!) here:
https://functionalecologists.com/2025/06/04/jennifer-apland-does-flower-temperature-affect-pollinator-behaviour/
Jennifer experimentally manipulated the temperature of model flowers to evaluate how flower temperature impacts visitation and behavior of wild bee and fly pollinators. Her research highlights that wild insect pollinator responses to floral temperature depend on ambient temperature. It also suggests that flowers with traits facilitating warming in cool conditions and cooling in warm conditions may experience higher rates of pollinator visitation and resultant reproductive success.
You can read Jennifer's full research article here:
https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.70037
You can also check out Jennifer's blog post about this work (as mentioned in the podcast!) here:
https://functionalecologists.com/2025/06/04/jennifer-apland-does-flower-temperature-affect-pollinator-behaviour/
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