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Frontiers in Plant Science, 2020 Given that flower size and pigmentation can mediate plant–pollinator interactions, many studies have focused on pollinator-driven selection on these floral traits.
Kristen Peach +2 more
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The role of honey in the management of wounds [PDF]
, 1999 The widespread development of antibiotic-resistant bacteria has generated an increasing interest in the use of alternate therapies for the treatment of infected wounds.
Molan, Peter C.
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PLoS ONE, 2013 BackgroundMicrobial communities in floral nectar have been shown to be characterized by low levels of species diversity, yet little is known about among-plant population variation in microbial community composition.Methodology/principal findingsWe ...
Hans Jacquemyn +5 more
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Functional biodiversity to improve pest control in organic cropping systems [PDF]
, 2013 A sustainable use of functional agrobiodiversity (FAB) providing habitats with suitable floral resources is needed to conserve and improve pest control by natural enemies in organic cropping and other low-input systems.
Luka, Henryk +2 more
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Combined stress from parasites, pesticides and lack of flowers drives bee declines [PDF]
, 2015 Bees are subject to numerous pressures in the modern world. The abundance and diversity of flowers has declined, bees are chronically exposed to cocktails of agrochemicals, and they are simultaneously exposed to novel parasites accidentally spread by ...
Botias Talamantes, Cristina +3 more
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Nectar Theft and Floral Ant-Repellence: A Link between Nectar Volume and Ant-Repellent Traits?
PLoS ONE, 2012 As flower visitors, ants rarely benefit a plant. They are poor pollinators, and can also disrupt pollination by deterring other flower visitors, or by stealing nectar. Some plant species therefore possess floral ant-repelling traits. But why do particular species have such traits when others do not?
Ballantyne, Gavin Andrew +1 more
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Nectar in Plant–Insect Mutualistic Relationships: From Food Reward to Partner Manipulation
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2018 It has been known for centuries that floral and extra-floral nectar secreted by plants attracts and rewards animals. Extra-floral nectar is involved in so-called indirect defense by attracting animals (generally ants) that prey on herbivores, or by ...
Massimo Nepi +2 more
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Cumulative individual seed production in the polycarpic Caesalpinia gilliesii (Fabaceae): effects of temporal variability in floral display, plant density and pollination [PDF]
, 2016 In polycarpic species, floral display size and density of conspecific neighbours are time variable as well as their effects on pollination and fecundity.
Ashworth, Lorena +2 more
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Floral nectar production in Helleborus foetidus: an ultrastructural study
Botany, 2012 The floral nectaries of Helleborus foetidus L. were studied using scanning and transmission electron microscopy, as well as light microscopy. Nectaries are tubular and consist of an external epidermis, a photosynthesizing parenchyma, large branches of vascular tissue, a nectar-producing parenchyma, and an internal epidermis.
Vesprini J., Pacini E., Nepi M.
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More than symbioses : orchid ecology ; with examples from the Sydney Region [PDF]
, 2013 The Orchidaceae are one of the largest and most diverse families of flowering plants. Orchids grow as terrestrial, lithophytic, epiphytic or climbing herbs but most orchids native to the Sydney Region can be placed in one of two categories.
Entwisle, Timothy J. +2 more
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