Abstract
A new study documents that a tropical plant only reproduces when pollen has been deposited by a visitor capable of extracting nectar from its deep flowers. Large, long-billed hummingbirds generally carry greater quantities of, and more genetically diverse, pollen. Thus, plants can exert more active partner choice than previously considered possible.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 403-404 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Trends in Plant Science |
Volume | 20 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 1 2015 |
Keywords
- Coevolution
- Hummingbird
- Mutualism
- Partner choice
- Pollination
- Reproduction
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Plant Science