Masquerading as pea plants: behavioural and morphological evidence for mimicry of multiple models in an Australian orchid | Zendy

Daniela Scaccabarozzi | Zendy; Salvatore Cozzolino | Zendy; Lorenzo Guzzetti | Zendy; Andrea Galimberti | Zendy; Lynne A. Milne | Zendy; Kingsley W. Dixon | Zendy; Ryan D. Phillips | Zendy

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Masquerading as pea plants: behavioural and morphological evidence for mimicry of multiple models in an Australian orchid

Author(s) -

Daniela Scaccabarozzi,

Salvatore Cozzolino,

Lorenzo Guzzetti,

Andrea Galimberti,

Lynne A. Milne,

Kingsley W. Dixon,

Ryan D. Phillips

Publication year - 2018

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/mcy166

Subject(s) - biology , mimicry , batesian mimicry , pollinator , orchidaceae , pollination , pollen , botany , foraging , ecology

While there is increasing recognition of Batesian floral mimicry in plants, there are few confirmed cases where mimicry involves more than one model species. Here, we test for pollination by mimicry in Diuris (Orchidaceae), a genus hypothesized to attract pollinators via mimicry of a range of co-occurring pea plants (Faboideae).

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