Pollinator sex matters in competition and coexistence of co-flowering plants
Abstract Male and female pollinators often exhibit sex-specific preferences for visiting different flowers. Recent studies have shown that these preferences play an important role in shaping the network structure of pollination mutualism, but little is known about how they can mediate plant-plant in...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2023-03-01
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Series: | Scientific Reports |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-31671-z |