Floral specialization for beetle pollination and its implications for pollen dispersal in an African orchid
These results provide evidence of floral specialization for beetle pollination in an orchid species and show that beetles can be effective agents of pollen dispersal in orchid populations.
Authors
- Steven D. Johnson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5114-5862)
- Anton Pauw (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4012-648X)
- Nina Hobbhahn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4608-7821)
- Timotheüs van der Niet (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5250-8995)
Institutions
- University of Cape Town (ZA)
- University of Calgary (CA)
- Umkhuseli Innovation and Research Management (ZA)
- University of KwaZulu-Natal (ZA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- American Journal of Botany
- Published
- 2025-10-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ajb2.70117
- Primary Topic
- Plant and animal studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Research Foundation