Pollinator Attraction: The Importance of Looking Good and Smelling Nice
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Flowers entice animal pollinators using a complex array of attractions. Reciprocal transfer of traits between Petunia species now shows that colour and scent are equally important to hawkmoths in choosing between different flowers.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Current Biology
دوره 21 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2011