Pollen digestion in flower-feeding Scarabaeidae : protea beetles (Cetoniini) and monkey beetles (Hopliini)

Simple item page
dc.contributor.advisorNicolson, Sue Wen_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorTets, Ian G vanen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorJohnson, Shelleyen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-08-13T14:03:34Z
dc.date.available2014-08-13T14:03:34Z
dc.date.issued2000en_ZA
dc.descriptionBibliography: leaves 95-104.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractBeetles pollinate over 80% of all flowering plants and feed on the two most common floral rewards, nectar and pollen. Pollen is nutritionally very valuable, being a rich protein and carbohydrate source. However, the hard and highly resistant outer wall (exine) of the grain is an obstacle that pollen-feeders must overcome in order to benefit from the pollen's nutritious protoplasm. There are a variety of mechanisms that pollen-feeders may use to deal with the exine. Collembolans secrete exinase that breaks down the wall, but other pollen-feeders do not produce this enzyme. Pollen-feeders that are unable to ingest grains may either pierce the grain and suck out the contents (thrips and biting-flies) or cause the grain contents to leach out an imbibe the leachate (butterflies and the eucalupt nectar fly). Pollen-feeders that can ingest the grains (bees, syrphid flies, rodents, marsupials, bats and birds) may use osmotic shock, pseudo-germination, exudation, microbial digestion or enzyme penetration to gain access to the protoplasmic contents. Further study is needed to define the details of these methods and whether they are all in use.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationJohnson, S. (2000). <i>Pollen digestion in flower-feeding Scarabaeidae : protea beetles (Cetoniini) and monkey beetles (Hopliini)</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Biological Sciences. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6106en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationJohnson, Shelley. <i>"Pollen digestion in flower-feeding Scarabaeidae : protea beetles (Cetoniini) and monkey beetles (Hopliini)."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Biological Sciences, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6106en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationJohnson, S. 2000. Pollen digestion in flower-feeding Scarabaeidae : protea beetles (Cetoniini) and monkey beetles (Hopliini). University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Johnson, Shelley AB - Beetles pollinate over 80% of all flowering plants and feed on the two most common floral rewards, nectar and pollen. Pollen is nutritionally very valuable, being a rich protein and carbohydrate source. However, the hard and highly resistant outer wall (exine) of the grain is an obstacle that pollen-feeders must overcome in order to benefit from the pollen's nutritious protoplasm. There are a variety of mechanisms that pollen-feeders may use to deal with the exine. Collembolans secrete exinase that breaks down the wall, but other pollen-feeders do not produce this enzyme. Pollen-feeders that are unable to ingest grains may either pierce the grain and suck out the contents (thrips and biting-flies) or cause the grain contents to leach out an imbibe the leachate (butterflies and the eucalupt nectar fly). Pollen-feeders that can ingest the grains (bees, syrphid flies, rodents, marsupials, bats and birds) may use osmotic shock, pseudo-germination, exudation, microbial digestion or enzyme penetration to gain access to the protoplasmic contents. Further study is needed to define the details of these methods and whether they are all in use. DA - 2000 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2000 T1 - Pollen digestion in flower-feeding Scarabaeidae : protea beetles (Cetoniini) and monkey beetles (Hopliini) TI - Pollen digestion in flower-feeding Scarabaeidae : protea beetles (Cetoniini) and monkey beetles (Hopliini) UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6106 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/6106
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationJohnson S. Pollen digestion in flower-feeding Scarabaeidae : protea beetles (Cetoniini) and monkey beetles (Hopliini). [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Biological Sciences, 2000 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6106en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Biological Sciencesen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherZoologyen_ZA
dc.titlePollen digestion in flower-feeding Scarabaeidae : protea beetles (Cetoniini) and monkey beetles (Hopliini)en_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMScen_ZA
uct.type.filetypeText
uct.type.filetypeImage
uct.type.publicationResearchen_ZA
uct.type.resourceThesisen_ZA
Files
Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
thesis_sci_2000_johnson_s (1).pdf
Size:
9.57 MB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Description:
Download
Collections
Masters