As a keystone clade, Miconia species support a huge variety of frugivores
Different species fruit sequentially, offering a year-round food resource.
Plant Science from Cell Biology to Ecosystems
Different species fruit sequentially, offering a year-round food resource.
The plant is impervious to the pollen damage ants usually cause.
Domatia in a member of the mint family are caused by cell proliferation, not leaf rolling
What happens when a flower is eaten or pollinated? A study in the American Journal of Botany shows one interaction can impact in an unexpected way on another.
The discovery comes after scientists spent time watching what bears do in the woods.