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Nectar bacteria, but not yeast, weaken a plant–pollinator mutualism by Rachel L. Vannette, Marie-Pierre L. Gauthier, and Tadashi Fukami Proceedings B Volume.

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1 Nectar bacteria, but not yeast, weaken a plant–pollinator mutualism by Rachel L. Vannette, Marie-Pierre L. Gauthier, and Tadashi Fukami Proceedings B Volume 280(1752):20122601 February 7, 2013 ©2013 by The Royal Society

2 Effects of inoculation with control solution (C), the yeast M. reukaufii (M), or the bacterium Gluconobacter (G) on (a) the proportion of floral stigmas closed four days after anthesis and inoculation and (b) the number of seeds per capsule produced. Rachel L. Vannette et al. Proc. R. Soc. B 2013;280:20122601 ©2013 by The Royal Society

3 Effects of microbial inoculation on nectar mass removed by pollinators in synthetic flowers. Rachel L. Vannette et al. Proc. R. Soc. B 2013;280:20122601 ©2013 by The Royal Society

4 Effects of microbial inoculation on nectar chemistry, including (a) hydrogen peroxide (µM), (b) pH, (c) sucrose (mg/ml), (d) glucose (mg/ml), (e) fructose (mg/ml) and (f) total sugars (sum of sucrose, glucose and fructose). Rachel L. Vannette et al. Proc. R. Soc. B 2013;280:20122601 ©2013 by The Royal Society


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