Comment on "Floral iridescence, produced by diffractive optics, acts as a cue for animal pollinators".
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Whitney et al. (Reports, 2 January 2009, p. 130) investigated the mechanism of iridescence in hibiscus and tulip flowers and suggested that bumblebees are able to use this iridescence as a pollination cue. However, their study failed to isolate iridescence from other coincident visual cues, leaving open questions regarding the importance of iridescent stimuli in foraging-based associative learning in bumblebees.
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Heather M . Whitney , Animal Pollinators " Produced by Diffractive Optics , Acts As a Cue for Response to Comment on " Floral Iridescence
, 1072-e (2009); 325 Science et al. Heather M. Whitney, Animal Pollinators" Produced by Diffractive Optics, Acts As a Cue for Response to Comment on "Floral Iridescence, www.sciencemag.org (this information is current as of August 28, 2009 ): The following resources related to this article are available online at http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/325/5944/1072-e version of this article...
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Science
دوره 325 5944 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2009