Open AccessAdaptation for rodent pollination in Leucospermum arenarium (Proteaceae) despite rapid pollen loss during grooming
Author(s) -
Christopher M. Johnson,
Anton Pauw
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
annals of botany
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.567
H-Index - 176
eISSN - 1095-8290
pISSN - 0305-7364
DOI - 10.1093/aob/mcu015
Subject(s) - biology , nectar , pollination , petal , pollen , proteaceae , pollinator , botany , inflorescence , perianth , seed predation , zoophily , rodent , zoology , ecology , seed dispersal , stamen , biological dispersal , population , demography , sociology
Plants are adapted for rodent pollination in diverse and intricate ways. This study explores an extraordinary example of these adaptations in the pincushion Leucospermum arenarium (Proteaceae) from South Africa.
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