A Syphini species visited a Commelina flower(3.2MB, 00:00:10)Shot Date: 2002/09 Shot Location: Kazagasira Park, Nagasaki City | ||
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A Syphini species visited a Commelina flower(3.2MB, 00:00:10)Shot Date: 2002/09 Shot Location: Kazagasira Park, Nagasaki City | ||
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Animalia >Arthropoda >Insecta >Diptera >Syrphidae >Syphini >
Episyrphus balteatus forages pollen on a blue petal and a short anther without touching the stigma and long anthers. This indicates that upward flower orientation allows pollinators' theft behavior in Commelina communis.
Papers
Ushimaru A. and F. Hyodo. (2004) Why do bilaterally symmetrical flowers orient vertically? Flower orientation influences pollinator landing behaviors. Evolutionary Ecology Research 7:151-160.
Ushimaru A, Dohzono I, Takami Y and Hyodo F (2009) Flower orientation enhances pollen transfer in bilaterally symmetrical flowers. Oecologia 160:667-674.
(Data No.momo030314ss01a)
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