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Novel Insect Florivory Strategy Initiates Autogamy in Unopened Allogamous Flowers

Insects may influence plant development via pollination, galling, and a range of herbivorous interactions, including florivory. Here, we report a novel form of insect-plant interaction in the form of florivory-initiated autogamy. Mompha capella larvae, feeding on petal bases of Crocanthemum canadens...

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Autores principales: Hillier, N. K., Evans, E., Evans, R. C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6244157/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30459317
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-35191-z