Presentation Year

2024

College or Department

Short Description of your Research or Creative Project (700 characters or less)

This research project was a the capstone project for my Wildife degree, in which I researched the impact short-wave UV light reflection by flowers affects pollinator behavior. Insects can see into the ultraviolet light spectrum, and plants are known to reflect these light wavelengths for aiding pollinators. I studied the correlation between pollinator visitation frequency and the proportion of flower surface area that is reflective of UV light. I focused on 3 main pollinator groups: bumble bees, native bees and flower flies. I found that pollinators are significantly more likley to visit flowers with high UV light reflection than flowers with low amounts of UV light reflection.

Permission to Publish Work

Yes

Primary Contact: First Name

Carina

Primary Contact: Last Name

Trentini

Primary Contact: Email

ct264@humboldt.edu

Primary Contact: I am a

Undergraduate Student

Primary Contact: Phone Number

714-944-2647

Node ID

1526

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