Rats Pollinate a Petal‐Rewarding Fruit Plant
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چکیده
Photo 1. Acca sellowiana flower. Notice the fleshy and white petals. credit: Carlos A. Matallana-Puerto. 2. Rattus norvegicus visiting flowers during day to consume its Rats visit several from different individuals touch both anthers stigma, probably promoting cross-pollination fruit set. These photographs illustrate article “Ratatouille of flowers! as potential pollinators a petal-rewarding plant in urban area” by Matallana-Puerto João Custódio Fernandes Cardoso published Ecology, https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.3778
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['0012-9623', '2327-6096']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/bes2.2009