Compatibility systems and pollinator dependency in morning glory species (Convolvulaceae)

BMC Plant Biology

Table 1 Statistical results of pollinator observations for the 15 Convolvulaceae study species

Plant species	LMM			Tukey’s	Main Pollinator(s)
Plant species	Chi-square	df	P	P	Main Pollinator(s)
Argyreia capitiformis	16.34	10	0.105	NS	Apis cerana Meliponini
Argyreia lanceolata	7.70	5	0.193	NS	Amegilla
Camonea pilosa	42.03	8	< 0.001	< 0.001	Lasioglossum
Camonea vitifolia	22.06	8	0.003	< 0.05	Lasioglossum
Evolvulus nummularius	32.26	10	0.001	< 0.01	Apis florea
Hewittia malabarica	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Lasioglossum
Ipomoea aquatica	64.14	11	< 0.001	< 0.05	Lasioglossum Meliponini
Ipomoea batatas	70.00	7	< 0.001	< 0.001	Apis cerana Meliponini
Ipomoea cairica	15.92	6	0.014	< 0.05	Lasioglossum
Ipomoea nil	93.71	19	< 0.001	< 0.001	Amegilla
Ipomoea obscura	62.60	8	< 0.001	< 0.001	Lasioglossum
Ipomoea pileata	2.07	2	0.355	NS	Macroglossum Matapa
Merremia gemella	104.00	28	< 0.001	< 0.001	Lasioglossum
Merremia hederacea	39.75	24	0.072	NS	Apis florea
Operculina turpethum	15.33	5	0.023	< 0.1	Lasioglossum

Results (chi-square values, degrees of freedom, and p-values) of linear mixed models (LMM) and Tukey’s post-hoc tests for each of 15 Convolvulaceae species examining significant differences among pollinator visitation rates (significant p-values are in bold). The pollinator taxa that visited the most often are also listed. LMM could not be performed for H. malabarica because only a single pollinator taxon was observed

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