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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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Wyndee A. Guzman, Paul Wilson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Enviroquest Ltd. 2012-05-01
Series:Journal of Pollination Ecology
Online Access:https://pollinationecology.org/index.php/jpe/article/view/164