Macroevolution of the plant–hummingbird pollination system

Autor(en)
Elisa Barreto, Mannfred M. A. Boehm, Ezgi Ogutcen, Stefan Abrahamczyk, Michael Kessler, Jordi Bascompte, Agnes S. Dellinger, Carolina Bello, D. Matthias Dehling, François Duchenne, Miriam Kaehler, Laura P. Lagomarsino, Lúcia G. Lohmann, María A. Maglianesi, Hélène Morlon, Nathan Muchhala, Juan Francisco Ornelas, Mathieu Perret, Nelson R. Salinas, Stacey D. Smith, Jana C. Vamosi, Isabela G. Varassin, Catherine H. Graham
Abstrakt

Plant-hummingbird interactions are considered a classic example of coevolution, a process in which mutually dependent species influence each other's evolution. Plants depend on hummingbirds for pollination, whereas hummingbirds rely on nectar for food. As a step towards understanding coevolution, this review focuses on the macroevolutionary consequences of plant?hummingbird interactions, a relatively underexplored area in the current literature. We synthesize prior studies, illustrating the origins and dynamics of hummingbird pollination across different angiosperm clades previously pollinated by insects (mostly bees), bats, and passerine birds. In some cases, the crown age of hummingbirds pre-dates the plants they pollinate. In other cases, plant groups transitioned to hummingbird pollination early in the establishment of this bird group in the Americas, with the build-up of both diversities coinciding temporally, and hence suggesting co-diversification. Determining what triggers shifts to and away from hummingbird pollination remains a major open challenge. The impact of hummingbirds on plant diversification is complex, with many tropical plant lineages experiencing increased diversification after acquiring flowers that attract hummingbirds, and others experiencing no change or even a decrease in diversification rates. This mixed evidence suggests that other extrinsic or intrinsic factors, such as local climate and isolation, are important covariables driving the diversification of plants adapted to hummingbird pollination. To guide future studies, we discuss the mechanisms and contexts under which hummingbirds, as a clade and as individual species (e.g. traits, foraging behaviour, degree of specialization), could influence plant evolution. We conclude by commenting on how macroevolutionary signals of the mutualism could relate to coevolution, highlighting the unbalanced focus on the plant side of the interaction, and advocating for the use of species-level interaction data in macroevolutionary studies.

Organisation(en)
Department für Botanik und Biodiversitätsforschung
Externe Organisation(en)
Eidgenössische Forschungsanstalt für Wald, Schnee und Landschaft, University of British Columbia (UBC), Paris-Lodron Universität Salzburg, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Baden-Württemberg, Universität Zürich (UZH), Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich, Monash University, Federal University of Parana, Louisiana State University, Universidade de São Paulo, University of California, Berkeley, Universidad Estatal a Distancia, Archéologie et Philologie d'Orient et d'Occident - AOROC, University of Missouri-St. Louis, Instituto de Ecología, A.C., Universität Genf, New York Botanical Garden, University of Colorado, Boulder, University of Calgary, École Normale Supérieure, Paris
Journal
Biological Reviews
Band
99
Seiten
1831-1847
Anzahl der Seiten
17
ISSN
1464-7931
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1111/brv.13094
Publikationsdatum
2024
Peer-reviewed
Ja
ÖFOS 2012
106008 Botanik, 106012 Evolutionsforschung, 106042 Systematische Botanik
Schlagwörter
ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete
Agricultural and Biological Sciences(all), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all)
Link zum Portal
https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/de/publications/macroevolution-of-the-planthummingbird-pollination-system(e14a547f-b449-4fb8-a12e-aec4a17f5186).html