Floral fluorescence effect

Fernando Gandía-Herrero, Francisco García-Carmona () and Josefa Escribano
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Fernando Gandía-Herrero: Unidad Docente de Biología, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Murcia
Francisco García-Carmona: Unidad Docente de Biología, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Murcia
Josefa Escribano: Unidad Docente de Biología, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Murcia

Nature, 2005, vol. 437, issue 7057, 334-334

Abstract: Something of the night Fluorescence is an unusual means of communication in the living world: it can be an important signal in mate choice for budgerigars and mantis shrimps, but little else. Work on the plant Mirabilis jalapa (also called ‘four o'clock’ or ‘marvel of Peru’), which has brightly coloured flowers that open at night, suggests that some pollinators can be added to that list. Fluorescence emitted by one pigment, a yellow betaxanthin, is absorbed by a violet betacyanin to create a contrasting fluorescent pattern on the flower's petals.

Date: 2005
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