corolla color change

Rod Seppelt rod_sep at ANTDIV.GOV.AU
Wed Dec 17 08:02:58 CST 1997


Is this a possible mechanisms for the "host" plant advising potential
pollinators to concentrate their efforts on non-pollinated flowers - i.e.,
a way of oprimising reproductive success.  If so, it is an interesting
evolutionary development - the possibility of flowers that think!!
Regards
Rod Seppelt

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