Hummingbirds at artificial flowers made to resemble ornithophiles versus melittophiles
Certain floral characteristics are associated with specific pollinators. Hummingbird-pollinated flowers are usually red, lack a landing platform, lack nectar guides, and contain a high amount of dilute sucrose-rich nectar. Here we test hypotheses concerning the reasons for these characters to the ex...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Enviroquest Ltd.
2012-06-01
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| Series: | Journal of Pollination Ecology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.pollinationecology.org/index.php?journal=jpe&page=article&op=view&path%5B%5D=164&path%5B%5D=45 |