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Visual discrimination between two sexually deceptive Ophrys species by a bee pollinator
Almost all species of the orchid genus Ophrys are pollinated by sexual deception. The orchids mimic the sex pheromone of receptive female insects, mainly hymenopterans, in order to attract males seeking to copulate. Most Ophrys species have achromatic flowers, but some exhibit a coloured perianth an...
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| Lenguaje: | English |
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Springer Netherlands
2010
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3080657/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21516265 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11829-010-9093-4 |