RT Journal Article
T1 Solitary bees (Hymenoptera, Apoidea) as connectors in pollination networks: the case of Rhodanthidium
T2 Des abeilles solitaires (Hyménoptères, Apoidées) comme connecteurs dans les réseaux de pollinisation : le cas Rhodanthidium
T2 Solitäre Bienen (Hymenoptera, Apoidea) als Bindeglieder in Bestäubernetzwerken: der Fall Rhodanthidium
A1 Romero López, Daniel
A1 Ornosa Gallego, Concepción
A1 Vargas Gómez, Pablo
A1 Olesen, Jens M.
AB Bees (Apoidea) are the main pollinator group in Mediterranean ecosystems, having a dominant role as connectors of modules (groups of species tightly linked in pollination networks), but little is known about the role of particular species. Here, we analyse data from four Iberian networks, and we pay special attention to the role played by the solitary snail-shell bee Rhodanthidium sticticum (Fabricius, 1787) in shaping network modularity. Our results show that R .sticticum is a pollination generalist that acts as an important connector of modules, strongly influencing the topology of its networks. We also examined 51 networks from all over the world to determine the modular role of other Anthidiini species. Anthidiini were present in 14 of these networks and another Rhodanthidium species, but also two Anthidium species, played a role as connectors in their respective networks.
PB Springer
SN 0044-8435, ESSN 1297-9678
YR 2020
FD 2020-04-23
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/6523
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/6523
LA eng
NO Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deportes
DS Docta Complutense
RD 8 abr 2025