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Data for: No evidence for missed mutualists in an invasive plant with the buzz pollination syndrome.

James Cook University
Lopresti, Laura ; Montesinos Torres, Daniel ; Lach, Lori ; Parra-Tabla, Victor ; Sosenski , Paula
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We undertook field observations in a native (Mexico) and an invaded (Australia) region of an invasive buzz-pollinated plant (Senna obtusifolia; Fabaceae), to assess (1) whether the pollinator assemblages differ between regions, (2) who the floral visitors and pollinators are, and (3) whether S. obtusifolia needs specialised buzzing behaviour for pollen transfer. We calculated the pollination importance index based on the relative abundance, pollen load, pollen fidelity, stigma contact and body size match index of each morphospecies . S. obtusifolia was pollinated by 15 (native region) and 11 (invaded region) insect species, and the most important pollinators were non-buzzing bees (Apis mellifera and Meliponini species) in both regions. Overall, we observed buzzing behaviour infrequently (<8% of visits), but it was 3.8 times more common in the invaded region compared to the native region. The dominance of non-buzzing behaviours suggests that S. obtusifolia is not adapted to a distinct pollinator niche. We found no evidence for the missed mutualist hypothesis. Software/equipment used to create/collect the data: Software/equipment used to create/collect the data: Software: Microsoft Office - version 2108; Windows 11 OS Microsoft office - version 2108; Windows 11 OS Software/equipment used to manipulate/analyse the data: R version 4.4.1 (2024-06-14 ucrt) -- "Race for Your Life" Copyright (C) 2024 The R Foundation for Statistical Computing Platform: x86_64-w64-mingw32/x64

Created: 2026-01-18

Data time period: 04 2022 to 30 11 2023

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Animal Behaviour | Biological Sciences | Behavioural Ecology | Environmental Management | Expanding Knowledge | Ecology | Expanding Knowledge | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences | Invertebrate Biology | Terrestrial Biodiversity | Terrestrial Ecology | Terrestrial Systems and Management | Zoology | bee pollination | biotic interactions | buzz pollination | ecological specialisation | invasive species | melittophily |

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  • DOI : 10.25903/ZX8C-0Q24
  • Local : researchdata.jcu.edu.au//published/60c670b0060b11f08ba5bddfe268d013