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Under noiseless experimental conditions, sugar concentration of secreted floral nectar may increase after flower exposure to nearby sounds of pollinator flight (Veits et al. 2019). However, we reject the argument… Click to show full abstract
Under noiseless experimental conditions, sugar concentration of secreted floral nectar may increase after flower exposure to nearby sounds of pollinator flight (Veits et al. 2019). However, we reject the argument that this represents adaptive plant behaviour, and consider that the appealing analogy between a flower and human ear is unjustified.
Keywords:
nectar unlikely;
floral nectar;
changes floral;
pollinator flight
Journal Title: Ecology letters
Year Published: 2020
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Journal Title: Ecology letters
Year Published: 2020
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