Pollination: The Price of Attraction
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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.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Current Biology
دوره 22 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2012