Kaz Ohashi · @KazOhashi_Lab
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Just found another example of in a mixed-pollination system: Inga sessilis changes nectar composition between day (sucrose-rich) and night (hexose-rich) to attract hummingbirds, bats, and hawkmoths. Published in 2013---I wish I had come across this paper 3 yrs ago!
bit.ly/3KzaZxL

#TradeoffMitigation #adaptivegeneralization

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Kaz Ohashi · @KazOhashi_Lab
263 followers · 303 posts · Server ecoevo.social

Based on extensive sampling of 23 populations over multiple years across a wide geographic area, a study shows that distinct phenotypes of generalist flowers of Castilleja ecotypes and congeners are associated with shifts in the relative frequencies of pollinator groups.

#pollinationsyndromes #adaptivegeneralization #TradeoffMitigation

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