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Functional Significance of Labellum Pattern Variation in a Sexually Deceptive Orchid (Ophrys heldreichii): Evidence of Individual Signature Learning Effects

Mimicking female insects to attract male pollinators is an important strategy in sexually deceptive orchids of the genus Ophrys, and some species possess flowers with conspicuous labellum patterns. The function of the variation of the patterns remains unresolved, with suggestions that these enhance...

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Autores principales: Stejskal, Kerstin, Streinzer, Martin, Dyer, Adrian, Paulus, Hannes F., Spaethe, Johannes
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4646623/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26571020
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0142971