Assessing the links between pollinators and the genetic and epigenetic features of plant species with contrasting distribution ranges

In flowering plants, pollinators contribute to gene flow while they also respond to variation in plant traits together determined by genetic, epigenetic and environmental sources of variation. Consequently, a correlation between abundance and diversity of pollinators and the genetic and epigenetic characteristics of plant populations such as diversity or distinctiveness is expected. However, no study has explored these long-term dimensions of plant-pollinator interactions. Mediterranean narrow endemics often exhibit unexpectedly high levels of population genetic and epigenetic diversity. We hypothesize that pollinators may contribute to explain this pattern. Specifically, given the higher sensitivity of small, isolated population to gene flow, we expect a stronger association of pollinators with population genetic and epigenetic variability in narrow endemics than in widely distributed congeners. We studied five pairs of congeneric plant species, consisting of one narrow endemic with a ..., This raw data was obtained from field direct observations of pollinator visits on 14 plant species. It includes the following information:

Plant genus and species.
Plant distribution range.
Plant population.
Census id (each census consists on 3 minutes observation).
Pollinator id.
Number of open flowers at the census time.
Number of visited flowers per pollinator id and census time.

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[https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.dbrv15f9d](https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.dbrv15f9d)

This raw data was obtained from direct observations of pollinator visits on 14 plant species. Each census consisted on 3 minutes observation.

## Description of the data and file structure

The data includes the following information:

1. *plant_species*: Plant species.
2. *genus*: Generic name.
3. *species*: Specific name.
4. *distribution_range*: Plant distribution range, 2 values: 'widespread' or 'narrow.endemic'.
5. *population*: Plant population code. Codes in this variable indicates the plant species and population (see original paper for further information):
1. *Erodium cicutarium* (widespread; 3 populations): \"ECICC\", \"ECICF\" and \"ECICT\".
2. *Erodium cazorlanum* (endemism; 3 populaions): \"ECAZF\", \"ECAZL\" and \"ECAZT\".
3. *Convolvulus arvensis...