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标题：Long-distance pollen flow assessment through evaluation of pollinator foraging range suggests transgene escape distances
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作者：Rémy S. Pasquet ; Alexis Peltier ; Matthew B. Hufford 等
期刊名称：Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
印刷版ISSN：0027-8424
电子版ISSN：1091-6490
出版年度：2008
卷号：105
期号：36
页码：13456-13461
DOI：10.1073/pnas.0806040105
语种：English
出版社：The National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
摘要：Foraging range, an important component of bee ecology, is of considerable interest for insect-pollinated plants because it determines the potential for outcrossing among individuals. However, long-distance pollen flow is difficult to assess, especially when the plant also relies on self-pollination. Pollen movement can be estimated indirectly through population genetic data, but complementary data on pollinator flight distances is necessary to validate such estimates. By using radio-tracking of cowpea pollinator return flights, we found that carpenter bees visiting cowpea flowers can forage up to 6 km from their nest. Foraging distances were found to be shorter than the maximum flight range, especially under adverse weather conditions or poor reward levels. From complete flight records in which bees visited wild and domesticated populations, we conclude that bees can mediate gene flow and, in some instances, allow transgene (genetically engineered material) escape over several kilometers. However, most between-flower flights occur within plant patches, while very few occur between plant patches.
关键词：cowpea ; radio-tracking ; Vigna unguiculata ; Xylocopa flavorufa