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Bedazzled by flowers

Authors: Waser, N. M.ORCID; Chittka, L.
Year: 1998
Journal: Nature, Vol. 394, pp. 835-836
Publisher: UNKNOWN
DOI: 10.1038/29657
Keywords: BOTANY, FLOWER CHOICE, PLANT-ANIMAL INTERACTIONS, POLLINATION BIOLOGY, RMBL

Abstract

It is concluded that bees prefer to visit magenta-coloured flowers with a sparkling surface, which has implications for the idea of ‘pollination syndromes’, whereby certain plants are thought to be adapted to attract particular pollinators.

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