Table 1 Explanation of used symbols and notation.
Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
V H | Benefits to pollinators provided by high-yield plants |
V L | Benefits to pollinators provided by low-yield plants, V L < V H |
h | Relative frequency of high-yield plants, 0 < h < 1 |
C H | The cost of the signalling for a high-yield plant |
C L | The cost of the signalling for a low-yield plant, C L > C H |
v S | Probability a pollinator visits a signalling plant |
v N | Probability a pollinator visits a non-signalling plant |
v max | Maximal probability to visit a plant (signalling or not) |
v min | Minimal probability to visit a plant (signalling or not), \(0\le {v}_{min} < {v}_{max}\le 1\) |
T V | Time it takes pollinator to visit a plant |
T F | Time it takes pollinator to find another plant |
T | Expected time to receive reward from a plant (if pollinator visits only signalling high-yield plants) |
R(v) | Reward for the plant that is visited by pollinators with probability v |
R 0 | Base reward for a plant when a pollinator visits one of its flowers |
\({R}_{single}(v)\) | An example of a reward for a plant with a single flower, \({R}_{single}(v)={R}_{0}(1-{(1-v)}^{P})\) |
\({R}_{multi}(v)\) | An example of a reward for a plant with multiple flower \({R}_{multi}(v)={R}_{0}vP\) |
P | Number of pollinators that can visit a plant |
