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Dimorphic flowers modify the visitation order of pollinators from male to female flowers.
Scientific reports - 19 Jun 2020
Tsuji Kaoru, Kobayashi Kazuya, Hasegawa Eisuke, Yoshimura Jin
Abstract excerpt
Sexual dimorphism is a pervasive form of variation within species. Understanding how and why sexual dimorphism evolves would contribute to elucidating the mechanisms underlying the diversification of traits. In flowering plants, pollinators are considered a driver of sexual dimorphism when they affect female and male plant fitness in distinct ways. Here, we found that flowers appear to manipulate the behavior of...
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