Why petals? naïve, but not experienced bees, preferentially visit flowers with larger visual signals

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  • who: Nicholas J. Balfour and Francis L. W. Ratnieks from the Laboratory of Apiculture and Social, School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, Brighton , QG, UK have published the Article: Why Petals? Nau00efve, but Not Experienced Bees, Preferentially Visit Flowers with Larger Visual Signals, in the Journal: Insects 2023, 14, 130. of 24/01/2023
  • what: The research provides interesting results and a novel hypothesis on the role of petals in plant-pollinator coevolution.
  • how: Because honeybees and other flower-visitors show an innate preference for symmetrical flower shapes (Giurfa et_al 1996 Mu00f6ller . . .

     

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