Pollination: Sunbird surprise for syndromes
Pollination: Sunbird surprise for syndromes
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J. Ollerton
Predictions can be made about how a given plant might be pollinated by looking at its morphology, colour, nectar and odour. But scientists are increasingly finding that these predictions aren't reliable. The latest example is that ofMicroloma sagittatum, a member of the milkweed family, which, against all expectations, has been found to be pollinated by the South African sunbirdNectarinia chalybea.
