Xinjiang Key Laboratory for Ecological Adaptation and Evolution of Extreme Environment Biology, College of Life Sciences, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Ürümqi, 830052, China.
College of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, China.
J Integr Plant Biol. 2024 Nov;66(11):2307-2309. doi: 10.1111/jipb.13787. Epub 2024 Oct 16.
This Commentary examines a recent study that addressed a long-standing controversy: Is the lethal effect of Tea-oil Camellia on honeybee larvae due to nectar or pollen toxicity? Flowers of Camellia oleifera are adapting to bird pollination, evolving 'anti-bee' traits such as theasaponin-containing pollen, which is toxic to bee larvae.
这篇评论探讨了一项最近的研究,该研究解决了一个长期存在的争议:油茶对蜜蜂幼虫的致命影响是由于花蜜还是花粉的毒性?油茶花正在适应鸟类传粉,进化出具有“抗蜂”特性的花粉,例如含有茶皂素的花粉,这种花粉对蜜蜂幼虫有毒。