A specialised pollination system using nectar-seeking thynnine wasps in Caladenia nobilis (Orchidaceae)

A specialised pollination system using nectar-seeking thynnine wasps in Caladenia nobilis (Orchidaceae)

Caladenia is a diverse Australian genus that is exceptional among orchids in having both species pollinated by food-seeking and sexually deceived insects. Here, we investigated the pollination of Caladenia nobilis, a species predicted to be food-deceptive due to its large, cream-coloured and apparen...

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Main Authors: Phillips, R.D., Bohman, B., Brown, G.R., Tomlinson, Sean, Peakall, R.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: WILEY 2020
Subjects:
Science & Technology
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Plant Sciences
Caladenia
deception
orchids
pollination
specialisation
thynnine wasps
nectar
DECEPTIVE POLLINATION
SEXUAL DECEPTION
EVOLUTION
CONSERVATION
FLOWER
CONSEQUENCES
BIOGEOGRAPHY
HYMENOPTERA
BEHAVIOR
ECOLOGY
Animals
Australia
Behavior, Animal
Body Size
Flowers
Male
Orchidaceae
Plant Nectar
Pollination
Wasps
Online Access:http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/IC150100041
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/91024

Internet

http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/IC150100041
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/91024

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