Table 1.
Summary of metrics used to study the pollination performance in Lepechinia floribunda population.
| Measured | Definition | Abbreviation | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Visitation rate | Total visits per species per minute of observation | Vr | Herrera (1989) |
| Relative visits | Total visits per species over the total observed flowers | Rv | Herrera (1989) |
| Visitor relative abundance | Percentage of individuals of a given species in relation to the total number of individuals observed | Ra | This study |
| Visitation frequency | The proportion of visited flowers per species per hour | Vf | Dafni et al. (2005) |
| Handling time | The time between arrival and departure from a flower by an insect | Ht | Zych et al. (2013) |
| Pollen removal | The difference in the number of pollen grains recorded between non-visited and visited flowers | Pr | This study |
| Pollen deposition | The difference in the number of pollen grains on the receptive inner blades of the stigmatic lobules between non-visited and visited flowers | Pd | This study |
| Fruit/flower | The proportion of flower setting fruits per plant after one visit | Fs | Ma et al. (2018) |
| Seed/fruit | Number of mature seeds per fruit after one visit | Ss | Ma et al. (2018) |
| Pollen exportation effectiveness | Number of pollen grains removed from anthers multiplied by the visitation frequency: removal per visit per hour | Dte | This study following Ne’eman et al. (2010 |
| Pollen deposition effectiveness | Number of pollen grains deposited in the stigma multiplied by the visitation frequency: deposition per visit per hour | Dtd | Ne’eman et al. (2010 |
| Pollination efficiency | Number of seeds produced after one visit divided by the maximum seed set potential of the flower (s), multiplied by the visitation frequency: seeds set per visit per hour | PE | Ne’eman et al. (2010 |