Pollination biology and potential pollinator relations of Minuartia saxifraga subsp. tmolea and dianthus anatolicus

In this thesis, Minuartia saxifraga (Friv.) Graebn. subsp. tmolea Mattf. and Dianthus anatolicus Boiss pollination biology and possible pollinator relationships are researched. One of the main reasons for this study is M. saxifraga subsp. tmolea is the absence of pollinator in the "İzmir Ödemiş Bozdağ Specific Biological Protection of Endemic Plants" (Şenol et al, 2013) study, the other reason is D. anatolicus blooms in the dark, stay active (nocturnal) and M. saxifraga subsp. tmolea 's keeping the flower open for twenty-four hours (aperiodic). For these reasons, it has started to be investigated with the idea of mimicry. Field studies were conducted on the distribution area for the optimum flowering period for both taxa and pollinator observations were completed in two separate periods, totaling six full days and two half days. The microclimatic variables (air temperature and wind speed) experienced during the observations were recorded every hour to determine to what extent the pollinators affect their behavior. Every interaction with flower was count as a visit. Pollinator relations between these two plants were also observed. As a result of these applications; M. saxifraga subsp. tmolea for Lasioglossum morio, Melanostoma scalare, Colletes sp. and Chrysotoxum cf. elegans taxas are effective pollinators, the taxa belonging to the family Crambidae is a possible pollinator of D. anatolicus and it was determined by this study that there are no mimicry relations between these taxas.