Electric field detection as floral cue in hoverfly pollination

Abstract Pollinators can detect the color, shape, scent, and even temperature of the flowers they want to visit. Here, we present the previously unappreciated capacity of hoverflies (Eristalis tenax and Cheilosia albipila) to detect the electric field surrounding flowers. Using hoverflies as key dip...

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Autores principales:	Shahmshad Ahmed Khan, Khalid Ali Khan, Stepan Kubik, Saboor Ahmad, Hamed A. Ghramh, Afzal Ahmad, Milan Skalicky, Zeenat Naveed, Sadia Malik, Ahlam Khalofah, Dalal M. Aljedani
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Publicado:	Nature Portfolio 2021
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:149df35d23c04ee7a0e0c82ef5015fcd2021-12-02T18:48:09ZElectric field detection as floral cue in hoverfly pollination10.1038/s41598-021-98371-42045-2322https://doaj.org/article/149df35d23c04ee7a0e0c82ef5015fcd2021-09-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-98371-4https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract Pollinators can detect the color, shape, scent, and even temperature of the flowers they want to visit. Here, we present the previously unappreciated capacity of hoverflies (Eristalis tenax and Cheilosia albipila) to detect the electric field surrounding flowers. Using hoverflies as key dipteran pollinators, we explored the electrical interactions between flies and flowers—how a hoverfly acquired a charge and how their electrical sensing ability for target flowers contributed to nectar identification and pollination. This study revealed that rapid variations in a floral electric field were related to a nectar reward and increased the likelihood of the fly’s return visits. We found that thoracic hairs played a role in the polarity of hoverfly charge, revealing their electro-mechanosensory capability, as in bumblebees (Bombus terrestris). Electrophysiological analysis of the hoverfly’s antennae did not reveal neural sensitivity to the electric field, which favors the mechanosensory hairs as putative electroreceptive organs in both species of hoverflies.Shahmshad Ahmed KhanKhalid Ali KhanStepan KubikSaboor AhmadHamed A. GhramhAfzal AhmadMilan SkalickyZeenat NaveedSadia MalikAhlam KhalofahDalal M. AljedaniNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Shahmshad Ahmed Khan Khalid Ali Khan Stepan Kubik Saboor Ahmad Hamed A. Ghramh Afzal Ahmad Milan Skalicky Zeenat Naveed Sadia Malik Ahlam Khalofah Dalal M. Aljedani Electric field detection as floral cue in hoverfly pollination
description	Abstract Pollinators can detect the color, shape, scent, and even temperature of the flowers they want to visit. Here, we present the previously unappreciated capacity of hoverflies (Eristalis tenax and Cheilosia albipila) to detect the electric field surrounding flowers. Using hoverflies as key dipteran pollinators, we explored the electrical interactions between flies and flowers—how a hoverfly acquired a charge and how their electrical sensing ability for target flowers contributed to nectar identification and pollination. This study revealed that rapid variations in a floral electric field were related to a nectar reward and increased the likelihood of the fly’s return visits. We found that thoracic hairs played a role in the polarity of hoverfly charge, revealing their electro-mechanosensory capability, as in bumblebees (Bombus terrestris). Electrophysiological analysis of the hoverfly’s antennae did not reveal neural sensitivity to the electric field, which favors the mechanosensory hairs as putative electroreceptive organs in both species of hoverflies.
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author	Shahmshad Ahmed Khan Khalid Ali Khan Stepan Kubik Saboor Ahmad Hamed A. Ghramh Afzal Ahmad Milan Skalicky Zeenat Naveed Sadia Malik Ahlam Khalofah Dalal M. Aljedani
author_facet	Shahmshad Ahmed Khan Khalid Ali Khan Stepan Kubik Saboor Ahmad Hamed A. Ghramh Afzal Ahmad Milan Skalicky Zeenat Naveed Sadia Malik Ahlam Khalofah Dalal M. Aljedani
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title	Electric field detection as floral cue in hoverfly pollination
title_short	Electric field detection as floral cue in hoverfly pollination
title_full	Electric field detection as floral cue in hoverfly pollination
title_fullStr	Electric field detection as floral cue in hoverfly pollination
title_full_unstemmed	Electric field detection as floral cue in hoverfly pollination
title_sort	electric field detection as floral cue in hoverfly pollination
publisher	Nature Portfolio
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/149df35d23c04ee7a0e0c82ef5015fcd
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Electric field detection as floral cue in hoverfly pollination

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