Claim · model-written summary
Matching rewarding plants in spectra, shape and nectar guides was interpreted as under strong selection in deceptive orchids.
- Taxon
- orchidse0
- Organ / stage
- flowerse1
- Outcome
- strong selection in food‐deceptive orchidse1
- Qualifier
- maximize attractiveness to their pollinatorse1
Not reportedMaterialGeneCompoundInteractorInteractor roleSecond interactorSecond interactor roleTreatmentComparatorSettingDirectionValue
Verbatim
e0“Some orchids”
e1“traits that mimic, in order of importance, the spectra, shape and nectar guide patterns of flowers of rewarding plants would be under strong selection in food‐deceptive orchids as they maximize attractiveness to their pollinators”
Title
The evolution of floral mimicry: identifying traits that visually attract pollinators
Jana Jersáková; Andreas Jürgens; Petr Šmilauer; et al. Functional Ecology 2012. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2435.2012.02059.x
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- Observation Flies intensively visited and probed plastic flowers with colors matching rewarding plants in a fly vision model.
- Association Inflorescence architecture and brightness made little difference to fly attraction.
- Association Plastic flowers matching Watsonia flower shape and nectar guides were significantly more attractive to flies.
- Observation Flowers of the three focal plant species were weakly scented and diverged in scent chemistry.