Bedazzled by flowers

Nick Waser () and Lars Chittka ()
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Nick Waser: University of California, Riverside
Lars Chittka: Zoologie II, Biozentrum, Am Hubland

Nature, 1998, vol. 394, issue 6696, 835-836

Abstract: Humans aren't the only ones to be dazzled by the bright colours of flowers, according to a new study. By looking at how often bees visited wild-type and mutant snapdragons, the authors conclude that bees prefer to visit magenta-coloured flowers with a sparkling surface. These findings have implications for the idea of ‘pollination syndromes’, whereby certain plants are thought to be adapted to attract particular pollinators.

Date: 1998
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DOI: 10.1038/29657

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