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Convergent evolution of a blood-red nectar pigment in vertebrate-pollinated flowers

Nearly 90% of flowering plants depend on animals for reproduction. One of the main rewards plants offer to pollinators for visitation is nectar. Nesocodon mauritianus (Campanulaceae) produces a blood-red nectar that has been proposed to serve as a visual attractant for pollinator visitation. Here, w...

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Autores principales: Roy, Rahul, Moreno, Nickolas, Brockman, Stephen A., Kostanecki, Adam, Zambre, Amod, Holl, Catherine, Solhaug, Erik M., Minami, Anzu, Snell-Rood, Emilie C., Hampton, Marshall, Bee, Mark A., Chiari, Ylenia, Hegeman, Adrian D., Carter, Clay J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: National Academy of Sciences 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8812537/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35074876
http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2114420119