Project Details
Projekt
Timing in plant-pollinator interactions (C04)
Subject Area
Ecology and Biodiversity of Animals and Ecosystems, Organismic Interactions
Term
from 2013 to 2017
Project identifier
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 208233609
The first aim of project C4 is to reveal the triggers that are involved in the synchronisation of plant-pollinator interactions. We will study the interactions of temperature, photoperiod, energy reserves and internal clock in triggering the circannual and circadian emergence rhythmicity of solitary bees. The second aim is to study in a plant-pollinator system the fitness risks and gains that arise from being active very early in the season, when only few alternative interaction partners are present. Thirdly, we will investigate the circannual and circadian synchronisation of male and female bees, and the consequences for mating success.
DFG Programme
Collaborative Research Centres
Applicant Institution
Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg
Project Head
Privatdozentin Dr. Andrea Holzschuh
