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.
2012-05-01
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Series: | Journal of Pollination Ecology |
Online Access: | https://pollinationecology.org/index.php/jpe/article/view/164 |