Do flowers with specialized morphologies produce more nectar and pollen?

Our findings suggest that visual signals associated with specialized flowers indicate nectar production, but not pollen rewards. Other visual and chemical family-specific floral displays potentially advertise pollen availability to pollinators. We propose experiments to test whether nectar foragers indeed use flower depth and symmetry as combined signals that guide their choices of nectar sources.

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American Journal of Botany
Published
2025-11-01
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https://doi.org/10.1002/ajb2.70125
Primary Topic
Plant and animal studies
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Do flowers with specialized morphologies produce more nectar and pollen?

Tamar Keasar, Levona Bodner
American Journal of Botany
Plant and animal studies
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Do flowers with specialized morphologies produce more nectar and pollen?

Tamar Keasar, Levona Bodner
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Abstract

Our findings suggest that visual signals associated with specialized flowers indicate nectar production, but not pollen rewards. Other visual and chemical family-specific floral displays potentially advertise pollen availability to pollinators. We propose experiments to test whether nectar foragers indeed use flower depth and symmetry as combined signals that guide their choices of nectar sources.

American Journal of BotanyVol. 112(11)
Oranim Academic College of Education (IL), University of Haifa (IL)
Israel Science Foundation, University of Haifa
Openalex Percentile: Top 73%
Plant and animal studies
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