Nevertheless, “mammal pollination is certainly under-documented,” Ollerton noted. “These observations are just the first step in really understanding whether (the wolves) are pollinators or ...

Animal pollination is important for two thirds of the world's most important crops and is estimated to be worth several hundred billion US dollars per year. Crops that depend wholly or partly on ...

For those thinking ahead to spring gardening, a biologist explains what to focus on when designing a garden with pollinators ...

Female bees are the most important pollinators in our region, because they collect pollen and nectar to feed their offspring. This means they visit more flowers per unit time and are more likely to ...

Plant-pollinator mutualisms are particularly important, and involve nearly 170,000 plant and 200,000 animal species. Aa Aa Aa Mutualistic interactions, or mutualisms, are ubiquitous in nature.

One answer is pollination, or plant sexual reproduction. Pollinators—typically wind, water, and animals—carry pollen from one flower to another, where fertilization takes place. Below ...

Pollination is, however, a fundamental process for the survival of our ecosystems. Nearly 90% of the world’s wild flowering plant species depend, entirely, or at least in part, on animal ...

Can they find any other examples of animals besides insects that pollinate specific plants? Students could then study the parts of flowers. They could be allowed to collect flowers from their ...