Um pica-pau que aprecia bebidas doces: o joão-velho procura néctar e poliniza plantas de dossel no sudeste do Brasil [PDF]
Insects are the staple diet of woodpeckers, but some species also habitually feed on fruits. A few woodpecker species are recorded as flower visitors for nectar intake. We report here on the blond-crested woodpecker (Celeus flavescens) taking nectar from
Rocca, Márcia A. +2 more
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New range limit of the Anopetia gounellei (Aves: Trochilidae): state of art and a review on the updated area [PDF]
New technologies and the rapid amount of data help to improve and update the distribution of the species. Anopetia gounellei (Broad-tipped Hermit, Trochilidae) is a poorly known hummingbird and has been recorded outside its formal range since 2009.
Franca-Rocha, Washington de Jesus Sant'anna da +3 more
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Pollination is a process where pollen grains are transferred from the stamens (male part) to the stigma (female part) of the flower; if it happens on the same plant it is called self pollination or if on another plant of the same species it is termed ...
Ibrahim, Faridah Hanum +1 more
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Explaining evolutionary shifts between bee and hummingbird pollination: Convergence, divergence, and directionality [PDF]
In certain angiosperm genera, closely related species have diverged from one another to converge on different pollination syndromes, whereas species with intermediate phenotypes are rare or absent. Convergent conformity to syndromes implies the existence
James D. Thomson, Paul S. Wilson
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Floral biology of Adolphia infesta and the reproductive profile of Colletieae (Rhamnaceae) [PDF]
82-90The reproduction of the shrub Adolphia infesta was studied in a population included in a Mexican agricultural landscape with small, cultivated plots and fragments of natural habitat.
Castillo Campos, Gonzalo +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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The Immense Diversity of Floral Monosymmetry and Asymmetry Across Angiosperms [PDF]
Floral monosymmetry and asymmetry are traced through the angiosperm orders and families. Both are diverse and widespread in angiosperms. The systematic distribution of the different forms of monosymmetry and asymmetry indicates that both evolved numerous
Endress, Peter
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Gloriosa superba L: A critical Review of Recent Advances [PDF]
Gloriosa superba is a flowering plant belongs to Colchicaceae. It refers to full of glory', and the superba refers ‘superb’ referring to the outstanding red and yellow flowers. G.
Ayyakannu, Arumugam +4 more
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El bosque templado de Sudamérica austral (BTSA) se caracteriza por poseer un biota altamente endémica y una flora que exhibe una de las más altas incidencias de polinización biótica (particularmente ornitofilia) y dispersión animal (particularmente ...
MARCELO A. AIZEN +2 more
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Culicoides segnis and Culicoides pictipennis Biting Midges (Diptera, Ceratopogonidae), New Reported Vectors of Haemoproteus Parasites. [PDF]
Žiegytė R +2 more
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