Pollination of the “carrion flowers” of an African stapeliad (Ceropegia mixta: Apocynaceae): the importance of visual and scent traits for the attraction of flies
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DOI: 10.1007/s00606-017-1481-0
Abstract: Flowers that mimic carrion or faeces exhibit unusual traits, the evolution and functional significance of which remain poorly understood. Odour is an important pollinator attractant, but visual traits and interactions between visual and scent traits have… read more here.
Keywords: scent traits; carrion; carrion flowers; pollination carrion ... See more keywords