Flore Mas

Dr. Flore Mas

Biosecurity Group, The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited, Private Bag 4704, Christchurch Mail Centre, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand
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Academic Career Length

22Years (2005-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 October 2008 in Animal Behaviour
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Mathias Kölliker

22 August 2005 in Journal of Chemical Ecology
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JJJean-Marc Jallon
Jean-Marc Jallon

7 November 2014 in Journal of Chemical Ecology
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JDJessica Dohmen-Vereijssen
Jessica Dohmen-Vereijssen
DSDavid Suckling
David Suckling

9 June 2015 in Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
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ATAndrew M. Twidle
Andrew M. Twidle
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AHAimee R. Harper
Aimee R. Harper
RHRachael Horner
Rachael Horner
TWTaylor J. Welsh
Taylor J. Welsh
DSDavid Suckling
David Suckling

30 June 2017 in PLOS ONE
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MBMelissa Ann Broussard
Melissa Ann Broussard
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BHBrad Howlett
Brad Howlett
DPDavid Pattemore
David Pattemore
JTJason M. Tylianakis
Jason M. Tylianakis
Approximately one-third of our food globally comes from insect-pollinated crops. The dependence on pollinators has been linked to yield instability, which could potentially become worse in a changing climate. Insect-pollinated crops produced via hybrid breeding (20% of fruit and vegetable production globally) are especially at risk as they are even more reliant on pollinators than open-pollinated plants. We already observe a wide range of fruit and seed yields between different cultivars of the same crop species, and it is unknown how existing variation will be affected in a changing climate. In this study, we examined how three hybrid carrot varieties with differential performance in the field responded to three temperature regimes (cooler than the historical average, average, and warmer that the historical average). We tested how temperature affected the plants' ability to set seed (seed set, pollen viability) as well as attract pollinators (nectar composition, floral volatiles). We found that there were significant intrinsic differences in nectar phenolics, pollen viability, and seed set between the carrot varieties, and that higher temperatures did not exaggerate those differences. However, elevated temperature did negatively affect several characteristics relating to the attraction and reward of pollinators (lower volatile production and higher nectar sugar concentration) across all varieties, which may decrease the attractiveness of this already pollinator-limited crop. Given existing predictions of lower pollinator populations in a warmer climate, reduced attractiveness would add yet another challenge to future food production.

16 September 2010 in Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology
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MKMathias Kölliker
Mathias Kölliker