The evolution of floral deception in Epipactis veratrifolia (Orchidaceae): from indirect defense to pollination

BACKGROUND: It is estimated that floral deception has evolved in at least 7500 species of angiosperms, of which two thirds are orchids. Epipactis veratrifolia (Orchidaceae) is a model system of aphid mimicry as aphidophagous hoverflies lay eggs on false brood sites on their flowers. To understand th...

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Autores principales: Jin, Xiao-Hua, Ren, Zong-Xin, Xu, Song-Zhi, Wang, Hong, Li, De-Zhu, Li, Zheng-Yu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4007573/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24621377
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2229-14-63

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4007573/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24621377
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2229-14-63

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