especially recent live-cell imaging analyses and discoveries of the proteins regulating the fertilization abilities of gametes. A pair of sperm cells are formed in each pollen grain or pollen tube, ...
Most legumes are pollinated by insects such as bees producing Acacia or clover honey. Pollination by birds (ornithophily) and bats (chiropterophily) is relatively uncommon in flowering plants, though ...
The study, in The American Naturalist 1, explored the ‘explosive pollination’ mechanism. Its first author, Bruce Anderson, from Stellenbosch University in South Africa says their finding ...
When we think of climate change we often think of extreme events like flooding rains and large bushfires. But climate change can also have slower, more subtle impacts on our landscapes.