Evolution of inflorescences and ornithophily in the Pimenta group (Myrteae, Myrtaceae)
Ornithophily has evolved several times among flowering plants, characterized by a passive transferring of pollen and by offering a reward primarily in the form of nectar.
Giannini, Norberto Pedro +3 more
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Phylogenetical Position versus Pollination Syndromes: Floral Trichomes of Central American and Mexican Pinguicula. [PDF]
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This chapter focuses on pollination by birds. Bird pollination, or ornithophily, is a widespread phenomenon. Many common birds visit flowers by biting through or piercing their corollas, notably tits and warblers. Birds primarily take nectar from flowers,
Pat Willmer
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Carnivorous Plant Biology: From Gene to Traps. [PDF]
Płachno BJ.
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Orientador: Marcelo Carnier DornelasTese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de BiologiaResumo: Em Passiflora, a grande variabilidade das estruturas florais e cores permitiu adaptação dessas espécies a diversos tipos de ...
Rocha, Diego Ismael, 1986-
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Mixed hummingbird: Long-proboscid-fly pollination in 'ornithophilous' Embothrium coccineum (Proteaceae) along a rainfall gradient in Patagonia, Argentina [PDF]
The pollination ecology of eight populations of the tree Embothrium coccineum was studied along a steep rainfall gradient in NW Patagonia, Argentina.
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Notas sobre los visitadores florales de Seemannia sylvatica (Kunth) Hanstein (Gesneriaceae)
La polinización en Gesneriaceae comúnmente se asocia a síndromes de ornitofilia o melitofilia, siendo usual además la visita a las flores por especies robadoras de néctar.
Martel, Carlos, Cairampoma, Lianka
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Natural history and conservation of plant-animal mutualisms in the temperate forest of southern South America Historia natural y conservación de los mutualismos planta-animal del bosque templado de Sudamérica austral [PDF]
The temperate forest of southern South America (TFSSA) has a highly endemic biota with a flora that exhibits one of the highest incidences of biotic pollination (particularly ornithophily) and animal dispersal (particularly endozoochory) found in any ...
Vázquez, Diego P. +2 more
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Interacción planta-colibrí en Amacayacu (Amazonas, Colombia): una perspectiva palinológica
Se cuantificaron 232 cargas de polen tomadas de 11 especies de colibríes en el Parque Nacional Natural Amacayacu, Amazonas, Colombia. Las especies más generalistas transportaron cargas de polen con mayor cantidad de granos.
Amaya Márquez Marisol +2 more
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BEYOND HUMMINGBIRD-FLOWERS: THE OTHER SIDE OF ORNITHOPHILY IN THE NEOTROPICS [PDF]
Polinização por aves na região Neotropical é amplamente conhecida como uma importante interação ecossistêmica, mas as aves que pousam e que visitam flores são ainda vistas como meras oportunistas.
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