More than 85% of flowering plant species require the services of foraging animal pollinators to transfer male gametes (pollen) to stigmas of potential mates. The vast majority (95-99%) of pollen grains produced by a...
Tag - pollinator-mediated selection
Alex Assiry
Pollinator-mediated selection on floral traits varies in space and between morphs in Primula secundiflora
In angiosperms, diverse floral architectures are shaped by pollinators, and different pollinator–plant interactions may lead to variable selection on floral traits in space and time. Heterostyly (a specific floral...
William Salter
Orchid seeks the most passionate pollinators
It's not enough to mimic a female - you have to do it well.
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Anthers prominence above the corolla enhances pollinator visitation in wild radish
Why are anthers where they are? A new study finds there might be more to anthers than purely functional tools.
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