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Pollination: The price of attraction

Date

Authors

Whitehead, Michael

Phillips, Ryan

Peakall, Rodney

Publisher

Cell Press

Abstract

Nectar is the major currency bringing together plants and pollinators; yet the costs and benefits of nectar production remain poorly understood. A low nectar line developed in Petunia offers an innovative approach to this problem and may offer clues to why some plants cheat and secure pollination via deception.

Keywords

Keywords: animal; animal behavior; article; biosynthesis; growth, development and aging; Manduca; nectar; Petunia; physiology; plant seed; pollination; Animals; Behavior, Animal; Manduca; Petunia; Plant Nectar; Pollination; Seeds; Petunia

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/66703

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

Current Biology

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1016/j.cub.2012.06.072

Restricted until

2037-12-31

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