One for all and all for one: retention of colour-unchanged old flowers increases pollinator attraction in a hermaphroditic plant.
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DOI: 10.1111/plb.12906
Abstract: Long-lived flowers increase pollen transfer rates, but these entail high water and carbon maintenance costs. The retention of pollinated and reward-free old flowers enhances pollinator visitation to young receptive flowers by increasing floral display size.… read more here.
Keywords: pollinator attraction; pollinator; colour; old flowers ... See more keywords