Sentence examples for specific pollinators from inspiring English sources

In species that display overlap in phenology, reproductive isolation can be achieved by specific pollinators, post-pollination barriers or a combination of both.

Ginger flowers produce less pollen than their banana relatives, but appear to utilize non-pollen producing stamen to attract specific pollinators who ensure efficient pollination, according to Almeida.

Therefore, it merits further study in pollination biology to find whether specific pollinators or pollinator behaviors are responsible for the lineage-specific morphological differentiation, especially for the upper lips, in Petrocosmea.

Collectively the scent, color and shape of petals all play a role in attracting/repelling specific pollinators and providing suitable conditions for pollinating.

Floral zygomorphy usually promotes reproductive isolation by discrimination in favor of specific pollinators, such as two sympatric species in Mimulus marked by different zygomorphic flowers that are specifically pollinated by bees or hummingbirds [ 31].

Further, floral zygomorphy and floral tube length are associated with restriction to specific pollinators.

In this context, plant species pollinated by specific pollinator species are predicted to present almost no hybridization events.

Plant families in which individual species are pollinated by specific pollinator species are predicted to be less prone to hybridization than other families.

Sets of floral traits, adapted to attract specific pollinator guilds, are called pollination syndromes [5].

By modifying the smell of crops such as vanilla, which have specific pollinator species, different insects might be attracted.

Orchids have highly modified flowers that suit a specific pollinator, sometimes perfectly mimicking the mate of an insect.