Does Oeceoclades maculata (Orchidaceae) reabsorb nectar?

Nectar is the most common resource offered by orchid flowers. In some cases, flowers reabsorb nectar as part of a resource-recovery strategy. Nectar is present only in the morning in the widespread orchid Oececoclades maculata (Lindl.) Lindl. To determine whether this is due to reabsorption or eva...

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Main Authors: João Marcelo Robazzi Bignelli Valente Aguiar, Emerson Ricardo Pansarin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karolinum Press 2013-12-01
Series:European Journal of Environmental Sciences
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Online Access:http://ejes.cz/index.php/ejes/article/view/124